%0 Thesis
%9 Masters
%A Rukanuzzaman, M.
%B ELEDIA Research Center@DISI
%D 2010
%F elediasc12:93
%I University of Trento
%K ACM
%T Synthesis of a Wideband Planar Monopole Antenna for Mobile Wireless Applications (UWB-SPLINE.1.7-2.5.GHz)
%U http://www.eledia.org/students-reports/93/
%X 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).