Research Article

Experimental Investigation of a Planar Antenna with Band Rejection Features for Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) Wireless Networks

Table 1

Comparison with diverse range of existing UWB antenna with band-notch characteristics.

Ref.Size
(mm2)
Band Notch TechniqueNo. of Notched BandsNotched Frequencies (GHz)Major Focus/Drawback

[12]50 ×42Mushroom type EBG01WiMAX ((3.3–3.8)UWB/bulky & single notched band

[13]35 × 30E-shaped slots01WLAN (5.15–5.35)UWB/single notch

[14]50 × 50H-shaped slot01WLAN (5.15–5.8)UWB/bulky & single notched band

[15]50 ×50Parasitic strip01WLAN (5.15–5.8)-do-

[16]48 × 48Split Ring Resonator01WLAN (5.1-6)-do-

[17]39.8 × 50PIN diodes01WLAN (5.2-5.8)-do-

[18]38.1 × 24.6Slots & CSRR02WiMAX (3.3–3.7)/
WLAN (5.15–5.82)
UWB/two notched frequency bands

[19]30 × 20Truncated patch and slots in the ground02WiMAX (3.40-3.92)/
WLAN (5.15-5.72)
-do-

[20]30 × 31miniaturized resonator and Varactor diodes02WiMAX (3-4)/
WLAN (5.15-5.825)
-do-

[21]33 ×32meandered slot in the radiator and U-slot in the feed line02WiMAX (3.5)/
WLAN (5.6)
-do-

[25]32 × 24Inverted-U and Iron Shaped resonators02WLAN (5-5.4)/
ITU (7.8-8.4)
-do-

[26]33 × 30Ring resonators, printed on multi-layer substrate03WiMAX (3.3–3.7)/
Lower WLAN (5.15–5.35)/
Upper WLAN (5.72–5.82)
UWB/ design complexity

[27]28.5 × 28horizontal & vertical stubs and open-ended slots03WiMAX (3.3–3.6)/
lower WLAN (5.15–5.35)/
upper WLAN (5.725–5.825)
UWB/ ITU band is not notched

[28]38.3×3 34.5Rectangular & Circular SRR03WiMAX (3.28–3.82)/
WLAN (5.12–5.825)/
DSRC (5.85–5.925)
UWB/ design complexity & ITU band is not notched

[29]41 × 26.75Rectangular & C-shape slots03WiMAX (3.3– 3.7)/
C-band (3.7–4.2)/
WLAN (5.15–5.85)
UWB/ ITU band is not notched

[30]64 × 45EBG structures03WiMAX (3.3-3.6)/
WLAN (5-6)/
X-Band (7.1-7.9)
UWB/bulky

[32]48.8 × 35.6Rectangular slots01WLAN (5.15–5.85)UWB/bulky

Proposed32 × 30Three slots in radiating patch03WiMAX (3.01-3.68)/
WLAN (5.18-5.73)/
ITU- band (7.7-8.5)
UWB