RT Journal Article ID 3146b60203f422f2 A1 Assa, M. A1 Ramesh, Subramaniam T1 UWB MIMO ANTENNA FOR INTERFERENCE REDUCTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS JF Telecommunications and Radio Engineering JO TRE YR 2017 FD 2018-02-26 VO 76 IS 15 SP 1307 OP 1322 K1 ultra wide band K1 multi input multi output antenna K1 band notched characteristics K1 interference reduction K1 portable UWB applications AB A novel ultra-wide band (UWB) multi input multi output (MIMO) antenna is proposed for interference reduction in wireless communications. A band notch antenna is presented with a compact size of 22 × 36 mm2 for decreasing interference between UWB and WLAN bands. The antenna contains of two square monopole-antenna elements, a T-shaped ground stub, a vertical slot cut on the T-shaped ground stub to decrease mutual coupling, and two strips on the ground plane to create a notched frequency band. The presented antenna can be used for portable UWB applications. The proposed antenna is designed and simulated using electromagnetic software CST Microwave Studio and the results show that the antenna operates in the frequency range from 3.1 to 10 GHz with a notch in WLAN 5.15 to 5.85 GHz frequency. The antenna is fabricated and the comparison is made between measured and simulated results. The results show that the MIMO antenna is well suited for portable UWB applications. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/0632a9d54950b268,1f43616b7efabdfd,3146b60203f422f2.html