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http://dx.doi.org/10.5515/KJKIEES.2009.20.2.141

A Triangular Microstrip Antenna with T-Shaped Slits for Tunable Dual-Band Applications  

Lee, Keon-Myung (Department of Radio Communication Engineering, Korea University)
Sung, Young-Je (Department of Electronics Engineering, Kyonggi University)
Kim, Young-Sik (Department of Radio Communication Engineering, Korea University)
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Abstract
A triangular microstrip antenna with T-shaped slits is proposed for tunable dual-band applications. The proposed antenna is designed using chip capacitors as a prototype. From this result the capacitor can be replaced to a varactor diode to control capacitance value. Since the input impedance of the antenna can be varied with the value of the chip capacitors on the T-shaped slits, the resonant frequency may be changed. The return losses are better than 10 dB at the lower band of $0.78{\sim}1.21$ GHz and 20 dB at the upper band of $1.97{\sim}2.17$ GHz, respectively. This antenna has the bandwidth of about 10 MHz and 50 MHz at each band. The peak gains of the antenna yield 0 dBi at the lower band and 3 dBi at the upper band, respectively. Details of the antenna design are described, and its performances are presented and analyzed.
Keywords
Microstrip Patch Antenna; Tunable Antenna; Triangular Antenna; Multiband Antenna; Varactor Diode; T-Shaped Slit;
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