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Abstract

In this paper, we present the design of a low-profile antenna consisting of two orthogonal parasitic meandered monopoles excited by the near-filed coupling with a feeding bow-tie. The two parasitic radiators and the driven element are placed on two different faces of the same dielectric substrate and a coaxial probe excites the bow-tie through a metallic ground plane. In this way, the antenna has compact dimensions of 21×10.5×1.6 mm³(λ₀/6×λ₀/12×λ₀/75, excluding the ground plane) and exhibits a good impedance matching in the 2.4-2.485 GHz Wi-Fi band with an overall efficiency around 50%.

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Prof. Mirko Barbuto

Dr. Fabrizio Trotta

Dr. Filiberto Bilotti

Dr. Alessandro Toscano