Feed for dual-band printed dipole antenna

A dual-band printed dipole antenna is proposed for WLAN applications in the 2.4 and 5.2 GHz bands. A spur line was etched on the arms of the printed dipole to achieve the dual-band operation. The printed dipole antenna with a simplified matching network is proposed. The novel simplified feed structure consists of a pair of parallel metal strips printed on the opposite sides of the dielectric substrate and connected to a 50 /spl Omega/ microstrip line with a truncated ground plane. This feeding network does not require additional transition devices, such as a T-junction, power divider, tuning stub or microstrip-to-coplanar stripline balun.