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Abstract

A miniaturized dual-band microstrip antenna has been designed and analyzed for Wireless LAN application. The proposed antenna comprises a 29 × 29mm² radiating patch, fed by a microstrip line on a 1.6mm thick FR4 dielectric material substrate. The antenna measurement illustrates impedance bandwidth of around 10% at 2.4GHz resonance and 6% at 5.5GHz resonance. The measured stable return loss and radiation patterns are presented for the proposed dual-band electrically small microstrip antenna for wireless applications.

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Dr. Riki Patel

Dr. Trushit K. Upadhyaya