Antenna covering both digital television and 2.45-GHz ISM bands

In this paper, a dual-band antenna covering both DTV and 2.45-GHz ISM bands is presented. An inset-fed monopole antenna is responsible for radiation in the DTV band. The ISM band is taken account by a strip dipole etched on backside of the monopole antenna. The antenna may also be used for dual RFID bands. Detailed design inclusive of using the inset-feed to broaden the bandwidth is discussed and experiment was done to verify the simulation. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 50: 425–428, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.23132