A novel Dielectric Resonator Antenna (DRA), simply made of Indium Tin Oxide (ITO)and Al or Ag coated glass slide of size 15mm x 15mm is studied in the frequency range1MHz-12GHz. This study enables the applicability of such DRAs in the dual-band WLAN/WiMAX frequency range (2.4-5.85GHz). The proposed antenna consists of a microstrip feedline that excites the ITO or metal coated DRAs. The three DRAs of ITO, Al and Ag coated glass slides of the same dimension have been compared with each other with reference to the original transmission line features. Changes in the direction of propagation are observed with frequency. The bandwidth in case of ITO samples is wider than the metallic counterparts.

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