Design 2 x 2 Patch Array

with L Slot Antenna for

WiMAX and WLAN
PRESENT BY : H. NORNIKMAN
AUTHOR : A. AZMAN, M. Z. A. ABD AZIZ,
M. K. SUAIDI, A. SALLEH, H.
NORNIKMAN, F. MALEK.

adibahazman25@gmail.com,mohamadzoinol@utem.edu.my,
nornikman84@yahoo.com
Center for Telecommunication Research and Innovation FKEKK ,
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia

INTRODUCTION
A dual-band antenna by use 2 x 2 patch array with Lslot is presented for simultaneously worldwide
interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) and
wireless local area network (WLAN) application.
This design of dual band antenna focusing to cover the
bandwidth for WLAN and WiMAX by using small double Lslot inside the inverted double L-slot to obtain second
operation band at 3.6 GHz.
The double L-slot microstrip patch array using step
width junction feed and coaxial fed double L-slot
microstrip patch antenna were utilized to satisfy the
operation bands of WLAN and WiMAX and increased
the bandwidth as well as increased the gain.

ANTENNA
SPECIFICATION: Frequency : 2.4 GHz / 3.6 GHz
Bandwidth : 5.72 % at 2.4 GHz / 7.3 %
at 3.6 GHz
Gain >3.65dB at 2.4 GHz / 2.0dB at
3.6 GHz
Return loss : <-10dB
suitable to mount on the ground plane
of laptop computer.
Use for Microwave Access (WiMAX)
and wireless local area network
(WLAN) application.

Antenna Design :i) The single patch antenna was modified

with a small double L-slot inside inverted
double L-Slot
Inverted double L-Slot

small double L-slot

Antenna Design :ii) The configurations for modified using

2 x 2 patch.
inverted double L-Slot having a
narrow width of W2

embedded and
feeding with a
coaxial feeding
The
vertical
and
horizontal arms of
small double L-slot
are donated as W1
and L1

length dimension
of L2 are placed
parallel to the
center line of the
rectangular
patch and faced
to each other

The patch array

includes four
patched with
distance D in
both directions

Antenna Parameter :Parameter

Names

Diameters (mm)

Width of Patch

41

Wg

Width of Substrate

201

Wm

Width of All Slot

Length of Patch

30.44

L1

Length of small double

11

L-Slot
L2

The

Length of inverted

19

dielectric
constant of the FR4
double L-Slot
substrate,
r
= 4.4
and
Lg
Length
of Substrate
183
tangent
loss,
tan = 0.019
h
High of Substrate
1.6

Result :a) Reflection Coefficent and Bandwidth.

Antenna Parameter

Simulation
Single L-Slot L-Slot Patch
Array

Resonant
Frequency,
2.4
3.46
Fr (GHz)
Reflection
-13.9 -21.99
coefficient,
RL (dB)
Bandwidth, BW(%) 4.0
5.8

Measurement
L-Slot Patch
Array

2.41

3.6

-28.9

-15.7 -25.27

6.11

7.8

2.41

5.72

3.61
-35.63

7.3

Result :b) Gain and Directivity.

Resonant
Frequency
,
fr(GHz)
2.4GHz
3.6GHz

Gain Simulation
L-Slot Patch
Array (dB)

Gain Measurement L-Slot

Patch Array (dB)

7.48
2.383

3.65
1.01