@mastersthesis{elediasc1293,
          author = {M. Rukanuzzaman},
           title = {Synthesis of a Wideband Planar Monopole Antenna for Mobile Wireless Applications (UWB-SPLINE.1.7-2.5.GHz)},
          school = {University of Trento},
            year = {2010},
             url = {http://www.eledia.org/students-reports/93/},
        keywords = {ACM},
        abstract = {In the framework of modern mobile communications, the recently developed high data-rate applications and services require the design of wideband and multiband antennas. Antenna modules for mobile terminals may be expected to operate over several frequency bands including:
1.	DCS		(1710-1880 MHz)
2.	PCS		(1850-1990 MHz)
3.	UMTS		(1920-2170 MHz)
4.	ISM		(2400-2485 MHZ)
Moreover, they must be small and compact because of the limited available volume of the terminal case.
The objective of the activity is the synthesis of a UWB planar monopole antenna suitable for mobile wireless applications. The design process is based on a spline representation of the antenna geometry and it is aimed at fulfilling the following requirements:
- good impendence match over the 1.7-2.5 GHz frequency range;
- small antenna dimensions (maximum size: 25x35 mm{\^{ }}2).
}
}