Meander Line Slot Antenna Design For WLAN Application

Puteri Nur Raihan , Najmuldin (2009) Meander Line Slot Antenna Design For WLAN Application. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

	PDF (24 Pages) Meander_Line_Slot_Antenna_Design_For_WLAN_Application_Puteri_Nur_Raihan_Najmuldin_TK7871.6.P58_2009_24.pdf - Submitted Version Download (1MB)
	PDF (Full Text) Meander_Line_Slot_Antenna_Design_For_WLAN_Application_Puteri_Nur_Raihan_Najmuldin_TK7871.6.P58_2009_FULL_TEXT.pdf - Submitted Version Restricted to Registered users only Download (6MB)

Abstract

In wireless communication, miniaturized antennas are becoming the necessary task to achieve an optimal design so that the entire transceivers can be on a single chip thus reducing the cost. Study shows that as size decreases, the bandwidth and efficiency will also decrease. These are the fundamental limitation that becomes the major factor in antenna architecture. The objective of the project is to design, simulate and fabricate a meander line slot antenna for WLAN application at frequency 2.4 GHz. Computer Simulation Technology (CST) software is used in simulation process to simulate the return loss, gain and radiation pattern. The design is fabricated on double layer FR4 board using chemical etching technique. Then the design has been tested with Advantest Network Analyzer and Spectrum Analyzer to measure return loss, gain and radiation pattern. The simulation results show the antenna has good return loss with bandwidth 150.6 MHz and gain 4.414 dB. The measurement result shows that the return loss is similar to simulation result. The gain of fabricated antenna is higher compared to simulation gain. The measured radiation pattern is similar with simulated radiation pattern. The half power beamwidth (HPBW) for simulation is 80.9o higher than measurement HPBW which is 73.7o.

Actions (login required)

View Item