International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Volume 2008 (2008), Article ID 262981, 6 pages
doi:10.1155/2008/262981
Research Article

Cross-Slot Antenna with U-Shaped Tuning Stub for Ultra-Wideband Applications

Dawood Seyed Javan, Mohammad Ali Salari, and Omid Hashemi Ghoochani

Department of Electrical Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad 16669 76113, Iran

Received 10 January 2008; Accepted 30 June 2008

Academic Editor: Karu Esselle

Copyright © 2008 Dawood Seyed Javan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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