Novel ultrawideband monopole antenna with miniaturized size

A novel ultrawideband monopole antenna with miniaturized size is proposed in this letter.The miniaturized antenna is obtained by splitting the symmetrical structure of a reference antenna. A 41.2% reduction in size can be realized. Its UWB-related characteristics are simulated, experimentally verified and compared with the reference antenna. The results show that the proposed antenna has as good radiation performance as the reference antenna. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 53:1176–1178, 2011; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.25893