In this paper, a novel C-shaped antenna with C-shaped slots fed by a microstrip line is proposed. The antenna has been designed for wideband and ultra-wideband applications. The proposed design shows excellent response at 9.18 GHz, 12.28 GHz and 16.92 GHz with -16.2 dB, -28.3 dB and -4.31 dB respectively. The antenna works well for X-band (8-12 GHz) and Ku-band (12-18 GHz) and may be used in military radar or as DTH antenna since lower frequency bands experience congestion. The antenna occupies very low volume of 36 mm x 34 mm x 1.6 mm and is designed on a single layer FR4-epoxy substrate. The antenna itself is very compact and occupies an area of 240 mm2 (without the feed portion). The simulated performance of the antenna has also been presented.
Volume 12 | 01-Special Issue
Pages: 373-377
DOI: 10.5373/JARDCS/V12SP1/20201084