In this paper, a circularly polarized monopole antenna with L-shaped strip on the ground structure is presented for wideband applications. The proposed antenna has total dimension of  designed on FR4 substrate with dielectric constant 4.4. A bandwidth of almost 14GHz and peak gain of 4.5dB are attained from the proposed antenna model. By using frequency selective surface beneath the antenna at an optimum distance, enhancement in the gain is achieved. An axial ratio less than 3dB conforms the circular polarization in the desired operating band.

circular polarization, axial ratio, bandwidth enhancement, L-shaped strip, X-slot, frequency selective surface.