| A Compact and Flexible Monopole Antenna with Controllable Bandwidth |
Phuong Kim-Thi1 
, Dat Nguyen-Tien2, Tung The-Lam Nguyen3 |
1Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Thuyloi University, Hanoi, Vietnam
2Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, PHENIKAA University, Hanoi, Vietnam
3IT Department, Greenwich Vietnam, FPT University, Hanoi, Vietnam |
Correspondence:
Phuong Kim-Thi,Email: phuongkt@tlu.edu.vn
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Received: 4 April 2023 • Revised: 31 August 2023 • Accepted: 9 February 2024 |
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| Abstract |
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In this paper, a compact antenna with flexible and controllable bandwidth characteristics is proposed. To ensure wide coverage along with an omnidirectional radiation pattern, a monopole structure was utilized as the primary radiating element of the proposed antenna. The monopole was fed using a coplanar waveguide technique to achieve a single-layer design. To alter the operating bandwidth, defined by a reflection coefficient of less than -10 dB, a single stub was directly connected to the feeding transmission line. By controlling the stub's length, matching performance in the high-frequency range was found to undergo significant degradation, indicating that the operating bandwidth could be controlled. Furthermore, for validation, two antenna prototypes were fabricated and measured under different circumstances. In the unbending mode, the design without the stub achieved a wideband of 51.6%, while the other design with the stub exhibited a narrower band of about 19.6%. Additionally, the antennas worked efficiently when operating in bending mode. It is also worth noting that the antenna gain and radiation pattern remained stable across the entire operating bandwidth. |
| Key words:
Controllable Bandwidth, Flexible Antenna, Narrowband, Wideband |
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