Thispaperpresentsthesimulationandmeasuredresultsofatriple-bandL-shapedmonopoleantennawithdefectedgroundplaneforapplicationsinwirelesslocalareanetworks(WLANs)andworldwideinteroperabilityformicrowaveaccess(WiMAX)bands.Thetriple-bandL-shapedmonopoleantennawithdefectedgroundplanewasfabricatedonaFR4substrate.Thelowerbandisassociatedwiththeshortedparasiticstripintheprotrudingstubofthegroundplane;themiddlebandisexpectedtobecontrolledbythelongerstripofL-shapedmonopoleinthefrontside,whilethehigherbandisassociatedwiththeshortstripofL-shapedmonopoleinthefrontside.Theproposedantennahasagoodagreementbetweenthemeasuredandthesimulationresults.Ithasa10dBreturnlosswiththebandwidthof250MHz(2270MHzto2520MHz)inthelowerband,600MHz(3320MHzto3,920MHz)inthemiddleband,and1110MHz(5030MHzto6140MHz)inthehigherband.TheproposedantennacoverstheISM(industrial,scientificandmedical),HIPERLAN(highperformanceradiolocalareanetwork),UNII(unlicensednationalinformationinfrastructure),andWiMAXbands.
