Hybrid Planar Inverted-F Antenna with a T-Shaped Slot on the Ground Plane

Abstract

In this letter a novel hybrid planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) with a T-shaped slot on the ground plane is proposed The loop structure formed by the feed line and shorting pin can be operated as a series and shunt inductance for the PIFA and the T-shaped slot antenna, respectively. The PIFA operates at a frequency of 1.75 GHz, while the T-shaped slot on the ground plane operates at 2.4 GHz by the same voltage feeding source. The height of the PIFA is 6.5 mm, and the size of an upper patch is designed to be 30 mm x 16 mm. The measured relative impedance bandwidth of the PIFA and the T-shaped slot are about 12% and 21%, respectively. In addition, good antenna performance was achieved.