Antenna miniaturization using pulp fibres as a substrate for dual band operation.

ABSTRACT Reduced size dual band patch antenna is designed on pulp fibers-based substrate, obtained from a self-growing plant, Typha angustifolia. The proposed design is low cost and has <10 dB return loss at 2.4 and 5.7 GHz, with 6.9 dBi antenna gain and also has potential for conformal designs. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 58:2146-2148, 2016 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]