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Abstract
A multiband hexagonal patch antenna with a compact size of 35 × 30 mm is proposed in this paper using FR4 substrate. The proposed patch antenna consists of four rectangular slots and a circular slot etched into the patch with a coaxial feeding network matched to 50ohms input impedance. The proposed antenna’s performance shows a good multiband operating at 2.40, 5.03 and 8.67 GHz with their return losses at −28, −17, and −22 dB, respectively. The comparison between the measurement and simulation results validates the proposed design, satisfying the requirements for wireless communication applications.
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge the support of Microwave Laboratory, Department of Electronics & Engineering, Hefei Normal University, China; Information Science Laboratory Center of USTC for software & hardware services, Micro/Nano-Electronic System Integration R&D Centre, University of Science and Technology China; and Chinese Academy of Sciences and The World Academy of Sciences (CAS-TWAS) for their financial support.
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Akinwale O. Fadamiro
Akinwale O Fadamiro received the BEng and MEng in electrical & electronics engineering, at the Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria. Currently, pursuing his PhD degree at the Department of Electronic Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China. His current research interests include antenna design and calibration, RF and wireless communication. Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
Jean D. Ntawangaheza
Jean D Ntawangaheza received his bachelor's and master's degree in electronics engineering, at Beijing Institute of Technology (Beijing, China). Currently, pursuing his PhD degree at the Department of Electronic Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China. His current research interest is on antenna design. Email: [email protected]
Oluwole J. Famoriji
Oluwole J Famoriji received his B Eng at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria and M Eng in electrical & electronics engineering, at the Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria. Currently, pursuing his PhD at the Department of Electronic Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China. His current research interest includes; RF and system on chips. Email: [email protected]
Zhongxiang Zhang
Zhongxiang Zhang was born in Anhui province, People's Republic of China. He received his PhD degree from University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, in 2007. His research interests are mainly millimeter microwave antennas, base station antennas, metamaterial-based antennas, etc. Email: [email protected]
Fujiang Lin
Fujiang Lin received the BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, China, in 1982 and 1984, respectively, and PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany, in 1993. In 2010, he joined the USTC as a full professor under the Chinese “1000 Talents Program”. He is the Executive Director of the “Micro-/Nano- Electronic System Integration Research and Development Center”. MESIC, Hefei, China. Email: [email protected]