3.5/5.5 Ghz dual band-notch ultra-wideband antenna

A compact and simple design of a CPW-fed planar antenna for ultra- wideband application with dual band-notch characteristics is presented. The proposed antenna yields an impedance bandwidth of 3.1- 10.6 GHz with VSWR < 2, except the bandwidths of 3.3-3.9 GHz for WiMAX and 5-6 GHz for WLAN. The antenna is successfully simulated, designed, and measured, showing broadband matched impedance, stable gain and omnidirectional radiation patterns.