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Abstract

In this article, a Miniaturized Pentagonal Antenna (MPA) with a Minkowski Curve, Fractal Defected Ground Structure (MCF-DGS) and Frequency Selective Surface (FSS) is proposed for 5.725-5.875 GHz WLAN application. The performance of a λ/4 transmission line-fed pentagonal patch antenna is examined using an iterated MCF-DGS etched on the ground plane. In the beginning, a fundamental antenna (Antenna-1) is designed and measured at 13.2 GHz with a S₁₁ of -32.45 dB. After that, the resonant frequency of the fundamental MPA has been reduced from 13.2 GHz to 5.8 GHz by employing MCF-DGS (Antenna-2) with 56% miniaturization. The S₁₁ of MCF-DGS measured for single-band frequency 5.8 GHz is -33.36 dB. The performance attributes of an MPA with improved efficiency, peak directivity, and peak gain via MCF-DGS and FSS (Antenna-3) are also analysed. The proposed antenna of 15 × 16 mm² (or 0.29λ₀ × 0.30λ₀ mm²) with a height of h₁ = 1.6 mm is designed, produced, and tested on a substrate of FR4 epoxy. The peak gain and peak directivity at 5.8 GHz are elevated from 1.74 to 7.40 dBi and 3.53 to 7.95 dBi by using an FSS composed of FR4, with a thickness of h₂ = 1.6 mm, situated under the MPA at a height of h₃ = 8.5 mm. The prototype model's test results are validated by the predicted outcomes of the proposed model.

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