The Design of a Wideband Antenna with Notching Characteristics for Small Devices Using a Genetic Algorithm
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Antenna Design and Methodology
2.1. Antenna Design
2.2. Design of a Notch Band Antenna
2.3. Numerical Analysis
2.4. Design Methodology and Optimization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Measurement Setup
3.2. Return Loss and VSWR
3.3. Radiation Pattern
3.4. Peak Gain and Efficiency
3.5. Comparison with State-of-the-Art Works
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Dimension (mm) | Parameter | Dimension (mm) | Parameter | Dimension (mm) |
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W | 15 | a4 | 7 | Sx | 0.2 |
L | 20 | a5 | 0.9 | F | 1.5 |
H | 0.508 | ax | 8.2 | Cx | 5 |
a1 | 6.7 | ay | 8.2 | Cy | 6.25 |
a2 | 6 | aw | 0.56 | G1 | 0.5 |
a3 | 1 | Sy | 3.25 | G2 | 1.8 |
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Awan, W.A.; Zaidi, A.; Hussain, M.; Hussain, N.; Syed, I. The Design of a Wideband Antenna with Notching Characteristics for Small Devices Using a Genetic Algorithm. Mathematics 2021, 9, 2113. https://doi.org/10.3390/math9172113
Awan WA, Zaidi A, Hussain M, Hussain N, Syed I. The Design of a Wideband Antenna with Notching Characteristics for Small Devices Using a Genetic Algorithm. Mathematics. 2021; 9(17):2113. https://doi.org/10.3390/math9172113
Chicago/Turabian StyleAwan, Wahaj Abbas, Abir Zaidi, Musa Hussain, Niamat Hussain, and Ikram Syed. 2021. "The Design of a Wideband Antenna with Notching Characteristics for Small Devices Using a Genetic Algorithm" Mathematics 9, no. 17: 2113. https://doi.org/10.3390/math9172113