Deca band inset fed cross slot loaded patch antenna for LTE applications

Abstract

The cross slot loaded patch antenna with inset feed is designed and fabricated on FR4 substrate to get deca band. This proposed antenna consists of a cross slot on a rectangular patch with inset feeding, on a dielectric substrate. The simulated results of proposed antenna have ten resonating frequencies (2.30, 3.90, 5.30, 6.10, 8.70, 10.0, 12.9, 14.10,16.20, 19.0 GHz) while measured results of proposed antenna have eleven resonating frequencies (2.3089, 4.1079, 5.3073, 6.2069, 8.8056, 10.1050, 11.8041, 12.5038,14.3028, 16.1019, 19.1004 GHz). The frequency bands are useful for S band, C band, X band, Ku band, K band and for LTE applications. Frequency bands like 2.30, 5.30, 8.70 can be useful for LTE applications while other frequency bands can be used for different applications such as WIFI, WiMAX, satellite communication, radar communication etc. The simulation for desired antenna is performed with the help of software HFSS.