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Notch band antenna with integrated microstrip open loop resonator for
UWB application
Anjali Gupta*, Deshdeep Gupta**
* Masters of technology, U.P.T.U. Lucknow, Bareilly
** Masters of technology, U.P.T.U. Lucknow, Bareilly

ABSTRACT
This letter proposes a novel printed monopole antenna
for ultra wide band (UWB) applications with notch
band characteristics. UWB system requires band notch
filters in order to prevent sensitive components.
Recently these filters can be integrated into the UWB
antenna. This work presents a new method to generate
a band notched characteristics, we use an open loop
resonator which is located on the back side of the
substrate. A simulation was done and good results
have been obtained with notched band at 5.1 GHz
WLAN.
Keywords - Coplanar waveguide, Monopole antenna,
Open loop resonator, UWB antenna.

1. INTRODUCTION
In the last few years, the ultra wide band (UWB)
technology has been developed widely and rapidly.
Commercial UWB system requires small low cost
antennas with omnidirectional radiation patterns and
large bandwidth [1]. There is a much interest in the
use of ultra wide band (UWB) signals from 3.1 to 10.6
GHz for short range, high data rate communications
[3]. It is a well known fact that planar monopole
antennas present really appealing physical features
such as simple structure, small size, and low cost. Due
to all these interesting characteristics, planar monopole
antennas are extremely attractive to be used in
emerging UWB applications and growing research
activity. UWB ground penetrating radar can be used to
detect mines and damaged utility pipes. UWB radar
systems
have been used to detection of early stage breast
cancer [1], [2]. Interference from a strong narrow band
signals within the UWB could overload the receiver
and band stop filters have been suggested to remove
this interference. This filter connected in series with
the antenna, might be a separate component [3], which
will increase the size, weight and complexity of system
or it could be integrated into the antennas feed line
[4]. A substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) cavity
filter is used in [4] within the feed line of UWB
antenna but antenna performance degradations result.
An alternative is to integrate some band stop filter into

the radiating element. A further disadvantage

associated with some of the designs is that the
geometry is complex and three dimensional [4], [6].
This communication presents a new approach for
producing a notch band within an UWB antenna. The
key innovation is to situate the notch band resonator on
the rear of the substrate which is used to support the
UWB antenna. The communication is laid out as
follows: Section II describes the antenna design, and
principles of device operation. Key results, such as the
return loss performance, VSWR, radiation pattern and
gain are provided in sections III and IV.

2. ANTENNA DESIGN
The new antenna is based around an UWB circular
disk monopole [8]. A micro strip open loop resonator
is employed to produce a frequency band notch. The
disk monopole is etched into the front side of the
substrate while the micro strip open loop resonator is
etched onto the backside. This resonator is shaded
black in Fig. 1

Fig.1: Structure of the proposed antenna

In order to produce a band notch having high quality
factor the design is printed onto a high permittivity
Rogers 3010 substrate material ( = 10.2) having
thickness of 0.635mm. The disk monopole is fed using

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a short section of coplanar waveguide (CPW)

transmission line. The signal line is 1.93 mm wide and
the two longitudinal gaps are of 0.5mm; giving the
CPW lines an impedance of 50 . A micro strip open
loop resonator has been used to create microwave
filter. If the gap is set to a small value a fourth order
mode is strongly excited. This is a major disadvantage
which effectively degrades the return loss of the
antenna towards the upper end of the frequency band.
By increasing the gap length it was possible to remove
this limitation.
The optimal dimensions of designed antenna are as
follows: b = 5.5 mm, d = 11.52 mm, g = 6.52 mm, w =
1.4 mm, Gray = metal layer 1, Black = metal layer 2,
radius of the circular disk = 12.375 mm.

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Fig.3: Return loss performance of the antenna

3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

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The parameters of the proposed antenna are studied by

changing one parameter at a time and fixing the others.
To fully understand the behavior of the antennas
structure and to determine the optimum parameters,
the antenna was analyzed using Ansoft HFSS. The
optimize value of each physical dimensions of the
proposed antenna are shown in the Fig.1. The micro
strip open loop resonator is positioned above a point
on the disk where the surface current splits equal
streams which flow in opposing directions. The
currents cancel perfectly in the center of the resonator
leading to a null consequently the resonator is only
capable of supporting a surface current distribution
which is even, that is to say symmetrical, about the
center line. For the resonator dimensions, specified in
Fig.1

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Fig.5: Radiation pattern at 5.5 GHz

Fig.6: Radiation pattern at 8 GHz

Fig.2: Designed structure

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therefore antenna will stop working at this band of

frequency.
All of the simulation results, reported in this
commubication, were obtained using the Ansoft HFSS
software, which uses the finite element method.
3.3. Radiation pattern

Fig.7: 3D polar plot of the antenna

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Fig.5 and Fig.6 illustrate co- polar radiation patterns

for the antenna. These radiation patterns were taken at
frequencies 5.5GHz and 8GHz. The patterns obtained
are typical of those for a monopole ( i.e,omnidirectional in azimuth and a figure of eight in the
elevation plane). The radiation patterns are consistent
over the frequency range of interest and there are good
simulation results.
Fig.8 shows simulated peak gain of the antenna. It has
a good gain except in the notched band. As desired,
one sharp gain decrease in the vicinity of 5.1GHz.

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4. CONCLUSION

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Fig.8: Simulated peak gain of the antenna

3.1. Return loss

Fig.3 plots a return loss as a function of frequency.
There is good simulation results, through out the FCC
UWB band. In simulation the return loss at the 5.1
GHz, is -1.28 dB. The result suggest that the antenna
provides a high level of rejection to signal frequencies
within the notch band. The UWB antenna provides a 10 dB return loss bandwidth which extends from
3GHz to 5.1GHz; where it is intterrrupted by the notch
band. At frequencies above the notch band the
antenna provides a -10 dB return loss bandwidth which
extends from 5.8GHz to 10.6GHz. This is sufficient to
cover the majority of the bandwidth which was
allocated by the FCC, for license exempt UWB
systems.
3.2. VSWR
Fig.4 shows the simulated VSWR characteristics of the
proposed antenna. The antenna has the frequency band
of 3 to over 11 GHz with one rejection band around
5 - 5.8 GHz. At 5.5 GHz the VSWR is 7.8 GHz,

A novel compact microstrip fed printed monopole

antenna with single band notched characteristics, used
for various UWB applications has been presented. The
antenna consists of an UWB disk monopole which
provides the ground plane for a microstrip open loop
resonator. The proposed antenna achieves a -10 dB
return loss , which is intterupted only by a notch-band
at 5.1GHz
The simulated results shows that the realized antenna
with a very compact size and relatively good radiation
characteristics from 3 to 11 GHz with one contrllable
notched band at 5.1 GHz.

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