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A low profile triband compact multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna operating at WLAN, WiMAX, and HIPERLAN bands is presented. The proposed MIMO antenna consists of two planar inverted-F antenna elements located at the top two corners of printed circuit board (PCB). Dimensions of each antenna elements are reduced substantially by employing a meandered line and folded patch structure so that it occupies a small volume of 9 × 8.8 × 5.4 mm3. The proposed antenna consists of three arms namely, Main arm, Side arm 1, and Side arm 2. Each individual arm resonates corresponding to the λ/4 electrical length. Characterization of the antenna is carried out in the mobile environment as well as in user proximity. In the presence of mobile environment which includes liquid crystal display (LCD), Battery, RF components, and plastic housing, the isolation as well as reflection coefficient parameters deteriorated. To avoid the aggravation of S-parameters, two nonradiating folded shorting strips are connected between each antenna element and ground plane of PCB. This folded shorting strip not only improves the isolation between ports but also prevent the deterioration of reflection coefficient parameter. The total efficiency, envelope correlation coefficient, and multiplexing efficiency are studied in the user proximity. The optimized structure is fabricated and measured. The measured S-parameters cover WLAN (2.46–2.6 GHz), WiMAX (3.37–3.75 GHz), and HIPERLAN (5.2–5.87 GHz) based on −10 dB reflection coefficient and −24 dB isolation is achieved between antenna ports. Good agreement is obtained between the simulated and measured results. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 25:510–521, 2015.
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