DESIGN OF UWB MONOPOLE BASED FRACTAL BINARY TREE ANTENNA FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES

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DESIGN OF UWB MONOPOLE BASED FRACTAL BINARY TREE ANTENNA
FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES
P. ROHIT1, K. ANITHA2, DR. M. SATYANARAYANA3
1Research Scholar, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering,Kalinga Institute of Industrial
Technology (KIIT) University, Bhubaneswar, India
2Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Avanthi St.Theressa College
of Engineering, JNTU Vizianagaram, Garividi, India
3Professor, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering,MVGR College of Engineering
Autonomous, Vizianagaram, India
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Abstract—Due to two primary considerations, Ultra-
Wideband (UWB) Antennas are becoming more and more
popular and desirable in current and next wireless
communications systems. First off, the demand for
wireless transmission rates is rising, and UWB features like
fast data rates, low power consumption, and low cost are
giving UWB antennas a tremendous push. Second, as more
and more wireless transmission functionalities and
operating bands are required by portable wireless devices,
designing antennas may become more difficult due to
issues such antenna size constraints and multi-antenna
interference, among other things. Multi-narrow-band
antennas can be replaced by UWB antennas, potentially
reducing the overall number of antennas. A Compact Dual
Microstrip-Fed UWB Monopole Antenna with a Parasitic
Patch is designed and simulated over HFSS in this
proposed work, and the simulation results are presented
and discussed in comparison with the results that were
actually obtained in order to verify and support the results
generated by simulation. In order to attain a passband
frequency of 2.45 GHz for Bluetooth application without
sacrificing the UWB antenna efficiency, a fractal binary tree
is introduced. Over the specified frequency band, the
suggested antenna exhibits a consistent radiation pattern
with group delay fluctuation of less than 1 ns. The gain
varies for the Bluetooth band from 1-1.5 dB and for the
UWB application from 2.5–6 dB. According to the results,
the antenna performed well in terms of gain, bandwidth,
VSWR, return loss, radiation patterns, and other criteria.
The antenna's operating frequency of 9.21 GHz makes it a
strong contender for systems that combine Bluetooth and
UWB. In order for the antenna to be used in real-time
applications, the VSWR must be less than 2 and the return
loss must be less than -10 dB at this frequency.
Index Terms—UWB Technology, Monopole Antenna,
Wireless Communication, Bluetooth, fractal
I. INTRODUCTION
Wireless communication devices are
getting more and more common these days. To meet the
greater resolution and data rate needs, wireless
communication technologies must be further developed.
Due of this, systems for ultra-wideband (UWB)
communications, which operate between 3.1 and 10.6 GHz
and were approved by the FCC in 2002, are now being
developed. Different wideband antennas have been
investigated for communications and radar systems for a
long time. Wideband antenna design is a challenging
undertaking, particularly for hand-held terminals where a
balance between simplicity, cost, and size must be struck.
One of the main challenges in UWB communication
systems is designing a small antenna that can nevertheless
provide wideband characteristics across the whole
working spectrum. Wideband monopole configurations in
the shapes of circles, squares, ellipses, pentagons, and
hexagons have all been suggested for use in ultra
wideband (UWB) applications due to their appealing
characteristics of wide bandwidth, simplicity of structure,
unidirectional radiation pattern, and ease of construction.
However, because they lack planar structures, they cannot
be integrated with printed circuit boards. The low profile,
cheap cost, and light weight of a microstrip-fed monopole
antenna make it an appealing candidate for integration
with a hand-held terminal.
Figure 1: UWB communications' Broad Frequency range
Numerous alternatives have been put up as the
demand for high-data-rate wireless communication grows
more critical. The benefits of ultra-wide band (UWB) radio
over other candidate technologies include greater data
rates, good immunity to multi-path cancellation, a
potential boost in operational security for
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communications, and less interference with existing
systems. Antennas are a particularly difficult feature of
UWB technology since they need to be compact and have
relative bandwidths. The IEEE 802.11 a frequency range
(5.15–5.825 GHz), which is also a low-power technology, is
included in the Federal Communications Commission's
(FCC) version of UWB radio's spectrum (3.1–10.6 GHz). As
a result, both the IEEE802.11a and high-performance radio
local area network (HIPERLAN) technologies may be
considered to be interfered with by FCC UWB. Different
UWB antennas with multi-notch band stop characteristics
have been studied as a solution to this issue. Ultra-
wideband (UWB) systems' impending widespread
commercial deployment has reignited interest in the topic
of ultra-wideband antennas. Every dB counts in a UWB
system as much as if not more than in a typical
narrowband system due to the power levels permitted by
the FCC. As a result, the design of a UWB system as a
whole must include an effective UWB antenna. In this
study, the desired stop-band properties are obtained using
a fractal binary tree. Because the fractal can be replicated
and completely compressed within the existing footprint of
a typical UWB antenna, it can be used more effectively with
less area.
II. ANTENNA DESIGN
Figure 2 depicts the geometry of the suggested
antenna, which is implemented on a FR4 substrate with a
1.6 mm thickness. The substrate's dimensions are 33.3 mm
x 24.4 mm (Lsub x Wsub). Here, a large circle radius of 9.5
mm is chosen because it results in a lower resonance
frequency of 4 GHz with the successful coupling in the
higher frequency range. Since a large portion of the electric
currents are centered at the restricted area of the radiator,
an annular shape can reduce the overall size of the printed
UWB antenna. In addition, the primary patch is
electromagnetically connected to a circular parasitic patch
that in the substrate backed and employed as an auxiliary
resonator.
The proposed antenna has a double-fed configuration
and is fed via a 50 microstrip line. The innovative feeding
method enhances the polarization properties and
impedance bandwidth by ensuring only vertical currents
and preventing horizontal currents. An ideal value of 4 mm
is selected for appropriate matching purposes because
when the length of the rectangular strip changes, the
matching likewise changes. The antenna gain is influenced
by the matching qualities over the band, which is indicated
by the width of the ground plane (Wg). The matching
concerning over the band gets better as the ground plane's
breadth widens, indicating increased antenna gain. If a
ground plane width of 14 mm is taken into account, a
compromise between antenna size and gain can be
reached.
Figure 2: The geometry of UWB Monopole Antenna
a) Simulation Using HFSS:
The above antenna design is simulated and studied
using HFSS (High-Frequency Simulation Software) version
13.0 software as shown below in Fig.3
(a)
(b)
Figure 3:UWB Monopole Antenna Design using HFSS
a) Front View b) Top View

III. Fabrication Model of Proposed Antenna
Figure 4: Fabricated UWB Monopole Antenna
a) Front View b) Back View
IV. Simulated & Measured Results
a) S11 (Reflection Coefficient)
Figure 5 displays the return loss for the UWB
monopole antenna with the fractal binary structure that
was created in HFSS and corresponds to Figure 3. The
Reflection Coefficient is seen to be -23.96 at the operating
frequency of 9.2 GHz and less than -10dB with a bandwidth
of 7.5 GHz from this measurement.
b)VSWR
A perfect match requires a VSWR of no less than
unity. Figure 6 displays the VSWR of the UWB monopole
antenna with a fractal binary structure created in HFSS and
similar to Figure 3. The ideal range for practical
applications is between 1 and 2. The VSWR at 9.2 GHz is
observed to be 1.1126, and the associated bandwidth is
below -10 dB.
Figure 6: VSWR of UWB Monopole Antenna
c) Gain
Gain is nothing more than the amount of power
that is sent per solid angle. Figure 7 displays the gain of the
UWB monopole antenna created in HFSS and similar to
figure 3. 3.46 dB of gain has been measured for this
antenna.
(a) Graphical
b) polar
Figure 7: Gain for UWB Antenna (a) graphical b) polar
Figure 5: S11 for UWB Monopole Antenna

d) Radiation Pattern
A fluctuation in an antenna's power as a function
of the direction it is facing away from the antenna is known
as a radiation pattern. In the far-field of the antenna, this
power variation as a function of the arrival angle is seen.
Figure 8 depicts the radiation pattern of a dual-band CPW
fed antenna developed in HFSS that corresponds to Figure
3.
Figure 8: Radiation pattern of UWB Monopole Antenna (a)
at 5.4 GHz
V RESULT ANALYSIS
Ref Antenna size
(mm)
S11
(dB)
No of
Bands
Gain
(dB)
1 47 X 47 X 1.6 -37,-47 2 3.4
2 18 X 12 X 1.6 -21,-29 2 3.1
3 26 X 16 X 1.6 -35 1 3.07
4 42 X 46 X 1.6 -27,-30 1 1.7
5 28X 33 X 1.6 -24,-16 2 3.23
* 33 X 24.4 X 1.6 -23.96 1 3.46
* Proposed Work
The reference papers are related to UWB Antenna for
Wireless Communications and above result analysis,
compared the size of an antenna, return loss, VSWR and
Antenna Gain. Antenna gain is more in proposed work
when compared to UWB Antennas which taken the
reference.
VI. CONCLUSION
A promising technology for offering wireless
communications ease and mobility to high-speed
interconnectivity in devices throughout the digital home
and office is ultra-wideband technology. In this project, a
novel semi-arc monopole with fractal binary tree shape,
overlapped circular slots, and rounded edges is designed
and simulated over HFSS. The simulation results are
presented and discussed in comparison with the results
that were actually obtained in order to verify and justify
the results produced by simulation. According to the
results, the antenna performed well in terms of gain,
bandwidth, VSWR, return loss, radiation patterns, and
other criteria. The antenna has two working resonance
frequencies of 2.5 GHz and 3.3 GHz, encompassing the
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi band as well as the majority of the 3G, 4G,
and an anticipated 5G spectrum in the future. When
operating in real-time applications, the antenna's VSWR
and return loss are obtained to be less than 2 and -10 dB,
respectively, at these frequencies.
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