Compact Multiband Printed IFA on Electromagnetic Band-Gap Structures Ground Plane for Wireless Applications

Table 1

Simulated antenna parameters.

Antenna Ch/cs.	Meandered L-loaded IFA Conventional ground	Final proposed antenna with ring EBG ground plane	Final proposed antenna with spiral EBG ground plane
Resonante Frequency (GHz)	2.65, 3, 3.6, 5.2	0.7, 1, 1.5, 2.5, 3, 3.6, 4.1, 5 and 6	0.55, 0.9, 1.5, 1.7, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.6, 4.1, 5 and 6
Average −6 dB BW	2%	5%, and extended from 3 to 8 GHz	Extended from 0.5 up to 8 GHz
Average Radiation Efficiency	0.8	0.83	0.85
Average gain (dBi)	3.5	4.2	4.8