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Low-profile dual-band monopole antenna with EBG array for LTE, WLAN, Wi-MAX, and ISM band applications

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This paper presents a dual-band printed monopole antenna backed with an electromagnetic band-gap (EBG) array for LTE, WLAN, Wi-MAX, and ISM band applications. The antenna is comprised of a T-shaped monopole, 50 Ω microstrip feed line, and a rectangular-shaped partial ground plane. The printed monopole antenna is supported by a 6 × 6 array of EBG unit cells, with each unit cell composed of square and circular rings, resulting in a wide impedance bandwidth and improved gain. The EBG-backed printed monopole antenna with partial ground plane offers an impedance bandwidth of 57.8% (1.6–2.9 GHz) and a maximum radiation efficiency of 95.4% with a peak gain of 6.9 dB in the first band, and an impedance bandwidth of 53.24% (3.39–5.85 GHz) and a maximum radiation efficiency of 95.2% with a peak gain of 8.7 dB in the second band. The proposed monopole antenna design is miniaturised, has less design complexity, and does not require vias for EBG realisation.

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India

    Nallagundla Suresh Babu & Abdul Quaiyum Ansari

  2. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 201310, India

    Sachin Kumar

  3. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Feroze Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Reabareli, 229316, India

    Ghanshyam Singh

  4. School of Computational and Integrative Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India

    Binod Kumar Kanaujia

  5. University Centre for Research and Development, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab, 140413, India

    Bhawna Goyal

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Babu, N.S., Ansari, A.Q., Kumar, S. et al. Low-profile dual-band monopole antenna with EBG array for LTE, WLAN, Wi-MAX, and ISM band applications. Sādhanā 49, 56 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12046-023-02416-5

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