International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communication Control and Networking (ICACCCN2018)
Design and Comparison of Multislot
Microstrip Patch Antenna for WiMAX and
WLAN Application
Pooja Singh Gautam1 Dhananjay Singh 2
Research Scholar, ECE Research Scholar, SEECE
NIET Greater Noida, India GU Greater Noida, India
ps398056@gmail.com ap.dhananjay@gmail.com
Abstract-: In this work, we have proposed an
inverted F-slot microstrip patch antenna design
for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave
Access (WiMAX) and Wireless Local Area Network
(WLAN) applications. The design is a modified
version of [1] which provides better results. The
radiation performance such as Voltage Standing
Wave Ratio (VSWR), return loss, radiation
pattern and gain of antenna are observed
using Ansoft HFSS. In this we have taken [1] as a
reference and modified it and then finally
proposed our antenna. Microstrip feeding
technique is used in our proposed antenna with
FR4 epoxy substrate with dielectric constant of
4.7 and height 1.6mm. A detailed comparison of
shapes and results are presented for readers. The
operating frequency of proposed antenna falls in
band of operation of WiMAX technology which
is 2.7GHz-3.8GHz, 5.4GHz-6.0GHz.
Keywords: Radiation pattern, VSWR, Dielectric
constant, WiMAX, Microstrip feeding.
I. INTRODUCTION
Wireless is a unique technology which is evolving
on all fronts-in personal, local and wide area networks
and in some other surprising directions. Next
generation technologies are developing day by day
where communication is one of the most important
factors for long distance communication. For long
distance communication we need antenna which is
compact and has several applications [2].
In high performance aircraft, spacecraft and other
applications like mobile where size, cost, performance
and ease of installation are constraints low-profile
antennas are required. To meet these requirements
microstrip antennas are required [2].
Microstrip antennas are low profile, conformable
to planar and non planar surfaces, simple and
inexpensive to manufacture using modern printed
circuit technology, mechanically robust when mounted
on rigid surfaces and when the particular patch shape
and mode are selected, they are very versatile in terms
of resonant frequency, polarization, pattern and
impedance [3].
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Surya Deo Choudhary 3 Baibaswata Mohapatra 4
Assistant Professor, ECE Professor, SEECE
NIET Greater Noida, India GU Greater Noida, India
suryadeo.bit@gmail.com bmohapatra9@gmail.com
In this paper we are designing microstrip patch
antenna for WiMAX application. In order to propose
our antenna for WiMAX application falling in three
bands of operation 2.4GHz (2.5-2.8 GHz) called low
band, 3.2GHz (3.2-3.8 GHz) called medium band and
5.3 GHz called (5.2-5.8 GHz) called high band [1] [4]
[5] [6].
The operating frequencies of reference antenna are
falling under three bands [1]. We are taking the
reference antenna by taking the same design and
dimensions but some modifications are done like in
substrate and feeding technique. By doing some
modifications we got a better result and better band.
And this modified antenna (proposed antenna 1) has
applications in both Worldwide Interoperability for
Microwave Access (WiMAX) and Wireless Local Area
Network (WLAN) [7] [8].
But due to uneasily availability of substrate FR4
epoxy with height 3.175 we had to take the height
which is easily available in market. So, finally we
proposed our antenna which has substrate FR4 epoxy
of height 1.6mm which is very easily available in
market. And in our proposed antenna (i.e. proposed
antenna 2) the feeding technique used is microstrip
feeding [3]. The frequency band of our proposed
antenna has improvement in first band of existing
antenna.
With betterment in the first operating band, our
proposed antenna has several other advantages like we
have used FR4 epoxy instead of RT duroid which is
cheap, easily available and everyone can process it as
well as have good mechanical strength. The operating
frequency of our proposed antenna is (GHz) which has
WiMAX applications.
II. ANTENNA DESIGN
In [1] RT/duroid 5880 (with dielectric constant, ℇ r
= 2.2 and h=3.175mm) is used as a substrate. In the
modified reference design substrate is FR4 epoxy with
h=3.175mm and finally in our proposed antenna
substrate is FR4 epoxy with h=1.6mm which is easily
available.
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The dimensions of reference antenna are shown in

TABLE I. The shape of reference antenna is shown in
fig. 1.

TABLE I
Dimensions of the entire three inverted F- slot microstrip patch
antenna [1]

Parameter L W Ls Ws a b Yf
Dimension (in
mm) 34 27 28.25 12 2 2 5.5

Fig.2: Shape of proposed antenna 1

Fig.1: Shape of reference antenna [1]

In fig. 1 all the dimensions are same as in table I.

Substrate used is Rogers RT/duroid 5880 (dielectric
constant, ℇ r = 2.2 and h=3.175 mm) [1]. Fig. 3: Shape of proposed antenna 2

The dimensions of proposed antenna 1 and III. SIMULATION AND RESULT

proposed antenna 2 are shown in TABLE II. The shape
of proposed antenna 1 and proposed antenna 2 are
shown in fig. 2 and fig. 3 respectively.
TABLE II
Dimensions of the Proposed Microstrip Patch Antennas
In this section, the simulation and analysis is done
for all the three reference, modified and proposed
antenna.

Parameter Wg Lg Wp Lp a b
Dimension
(in mm) 67 74 27 34 2 2.25

Parameter L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6
Dimension
(in mm) 28.25 20.05 6 28 13.95 34

In fig. 2 all dimensions are same as in table II.

Substrate used is FR4 epoxy with dielectric constant,
ℇ r = 4.7 and h = 3.175 mm.

In fig. 3 all dimensions are same as in table II

except the height of substrate (FR4-epoxy) is 1.6mm
which is easy available and cheap. Fig. 4: Simulated result S11 vs frequency for reference antenna

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From these simulation results, the parametric

studies are carried out. In this paper, the return loss,
VSWR and gain are simulated and analyzed. The
operating frequencies of the reference design fall in
three bands of operation of WiMAX technology which
are 2.4GHz (2.5-2.8 GHz) called low band, 3.2GHz
(3.2-3.8 GHz) called medium band and 5.3 GHz called
(5.2-5.8 GHz) called high band shown in fig. 4. Return
losses are -13.5dB,-14.2dB and -33dB respectively.

The proposed antenna 1 design works both for

WiMAX and WLAN technologies having frequency
band (3.8-4.2GHz and 5.5-6.2GHz) shown in fig. 5
with return loss -13.8dB and -14.2dB respectively.

Fig. 7: Simulated result VSWR vs frequency for proposed antenna 2

Fig. 5: Simulated result S11 vs frequency for proposed antenna 1

The proposed antenna 2 design has frequency band

(2.7GHz-3.8GHz and 5.4-6.0GHz) which is improved
result of the reference antenna shown in fig. 6 with
return loss -23dB and -15.2dB respectively.
Fig. 8: Simulated 2D radiation pattern of proposed antenna 2

Fig. 6: Simulated result S11 vs frequency for proposed antenna 2 Fig. 9: Simulated 3D radiation pattern of proposed antenna 2
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TABLE III [7] K.Pengthaisong, P.kracchodnok, and R.wongsan, “Design of a

Comparison of proposed antenna with existing antenna Dual-band Antenna using a Patch and Frequency Selective
Surface for WLAN and WIMAX,” International Conference on
Feeding Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer, Tele-
Sub- Dimensions techniq Results Applicati communications and Information Technology (ECTI-CON),
Work pp.1-4, 15-17 May 2013.
strate ue (in GHz) ons
[8] R.Jothi Citra, K.Jayanthi, V.Nagaraja, “Design ofMicrostrip
As shown in slot Antenna for WiMAX Application,” IEEE International
Rogers table I with WiMAX Conference on Communication and signal processing (ICCSP)
Existing Coaxial 2.4 - 2.52;
RT dielectric and
Antenna feeding 3.8 - 3.95; , PP.645- 649, 22-23 March 2013.
Duroid constant, WLAN
[1] 5.58 - 5.95
ℇ r= 2.2 and
h=3.175mm

As shown in
table II with Micro- WiMAX
Proposed FR4 3.8 - 4.2;
dielectric strip and
Antenna Epoxy 5.5 - 6.2
constant, feeding WLAN
1
ℇ r=4.7 and
h=3.175mm

As shown in
table II with Micro- WiMAX
Proposed FR4 2.7-3.8;
dielectric strip and
Antenna Epoxy 5.4-6.0
constant, feeding WLAN
2
ℇ r =4.7 and
h=1.6mm

IV. CONCLUSION
A design and comparison of multislot Patch
antenna is proposed and its analysis is done through
different parameters by using Ansys HFSS v.15.0.0
simulation software. As compared to other antennas it
is very simple in structure, smaller in size and achieves
good return loss, impedance matching and radiation
patterns. The simulated -10 dB bandwidth is used for
IEEE 802.11a WLAN and WiMAX applications. The
proposed antenna has a good radiation characteristic
and VSWR.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The authors would like to thank Neha Suyal and

Monali Dey for their efforts in this work.

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