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Abstract

A novel planar ultra wideband (UWB) antenna using a second iteration Sierpinski carpet fractal shape with circular boundary is presented in this paper. The antenna covers the frequency band from 3 GHz to 12 GHz (VSWR ≤ 2). The proposed antenna has a meander shaped slot that renders the capability to reject 5.15-5.825 GHz band assigned for IEEE802.11a and HIPERLAN/2. The gain is suppressed very well in the desired WLAN bands. The measured antenna peak gain varies from 1.85 dBi to 6 dBi within the band. The time domain characteristics show that the antenna is not dispersive. A fabricated prototype is developed with close agreement between simulated and measured resonance as well as radiation characteristics.

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Prof. Rowdra Ghatak

Dr. Anirban Karmakar

Professor Dipak Poddar