This paper presents a new optically controlled reconfigurable ultra-wideband an- tenna (UWBA). The coplanar fed microstrip antenna can work at eight modes using optically controlled switches. This design proposes triple narrow notched bands at center frequencies 3.5 GHz “WIMAX”, 5.5 GHz “WLAN” and 8.4 GHz. The proposed antenna satisfies the voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) requirement of less than 2 in the frequency band between 2.8 to 11.8 GHz except for the three rejected bands. The proposed antenna provides high gain, and high efficiency all over the frequency band excluding the rejected bands.