Triband Compact Printed Antenna for 2.4/3.5/5 GHz WLAN/WiMAX Applications

Table 4

Simulated and measured antenna gains.

Frequency	2.4 GHz (2.4–2.484 GHz)	3.5 GHz (3.4–3.6 GHz)	5.2 GHz (5.15–5.35 GHz)	5.5 GHz (5.25–5.85 GHz)	5.8 GHz (5.725–5.825 GHz)
Simulated	2.059–2.078 dBi	2.180–2.215 dBi	1.270–1.980 dBi	1.269–3.074 dBi	2.974–3.007 dBi
Min.	2.059 dBi at 2.4 GHz	2.180 dBi at 3.48 GHz	1.270 dBi at 5.35 GHz	1.269 dBi at 5.34 GHz	2.974 dBi at 5.811 GHz
Max.	2.078 dBi at 2.484 GHz	2.195 dBi at 3.6 GHz	1.980 dBi at 5.15 GHz	3.074 dBi at 5.68 GHz	3.007 dBi at 5.725 GHz
Measured	1.75–1.85 dBi	1.80–1.92 dBi	1.10–1.71 dBi	1.15–2.80 dBi	2.18–2.18 dBi
Min.	1.75 dBi at 2.41 GHz	1.80 dBi at 3.40 GHz	1.10 dBi at 5.35 GHz	1.15 dBi at 5.34 GHz	2.23 dBi at 5.82 GHz
Max.	1.85 dBi at 2.48 GHz	1.87 dBi at 3.60 GHz	1.71 dBi at 5.15 GHz	2.80 dBi at 5.59 GHz	2.50 dBi at 5.73 GHz