This paper presents a linearly dual-polarized dual-band and wideband multi-ring microstrip antenna fed by two L-probes. The proposed antenna consists of two circular ring patches and two L-probes arranged in a multi-layered dielectric substrate. By using a thick substrate for the L-probe and arranging two ring patches as radiation elements, the proposed antenna exhibits wideband and dual-band characteristics. Furthermore, by arranging two L-probes at the orthogonal positions, the proposed antenna can operate as a linearly dual-polarized planar antenna. The measured fractional bandwidths corresponding to a reflection coefficient below −10 dB were 21.7% and 10.6% for the first and second modes, respectively. The measured isolation between two ports of the test antenna in the above bandwidths were larger than 13 dB.
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