Abstract
A printed dipole antenna for various wireless application is proposed. The printed dipole was loaded with metamaterial-inspired loading in order to improve matching. A slotted and stepped ground plane was then used to enhance the bandwidth. The antenna has a total bandwidth of 56 % at the lowest resonant frequency and an overall size of lambda(0)/3.4 x lambda(0)/13.3 x lambda(0)/375. The gain of the antenna is 2 dB