scholarly journals Novel Shorted Meander-Line USB Dongle Antenna with a Compact Ground Plane

ETRI Journal ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 610-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seong Jae Jeong ◽  
Keum Cheol Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Ground Plane ◽  
Meander Line

scholarly journals MICS/ISM Meander-Line Microstrip Antenna Encapsulated in Oblong-Shaped Pod for Gastrointestinal Tract Diagnosis

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 3897
Author(s):  
Supakit Kawdungta ◽  
Akkarat Boonpoonga ◽  
Chuwong Phongcharoenpanich
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Microstrip Antenna ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Liquid Mixtures ◽  
Dielectric Constants ◽  
Antenna Structure ◽  
Antenna Miniaturization ◽  
Measured Impedance ◽  
Meander Line ◽  
Defected Ground Plane

In light of the growth in demand for multiband antennas for medical applications, this research proposes a MICS/ISM meander-line microstrip antenna encapsulated in an oblong-shaped pod for use in diagnoses of the gastrointestinal tract. The proposed antenna is operable in the Medical Implant Communication System (MICS) and the Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) bands. The antenna structure consists of a meander-line radiating patch, a flipped-L defected ground plane, and a loading resistor for antenna miniaturization. The MICS/ISM microstrip antenna encapsulated in an oblong-shaped pod was simulated in various lossy-material environments. In addition, the specific absorption rate (SAR) was calculated and compared against the IEEE C95.1 standard. For verification, an antenna prototype was fabricated and experiments carried out in equivalent liquid mixtures, the dielectric constants of which resembled human tissue. The measured impedance bandwidths (|S11| ≤ −10 dB) for the MICS and ISM bands were 398–407 MHz and 2.41–2.48 GHz. The measured antenna gains were −38 dBi and −13 dBi, with a quasi-omnidirectional radiation pattern. The measured SAR was substantially below the maximum safety limits. As a result, the described MICS/ISM microstrip antenna encapsulated in an oblong-shaped pod can be used for real-time gastrointestinal tract diagnosis. The novelty of this work lies in the use of a meander-line microstrip, flipped-L defected ground plane, and loading resistor to miniaturize the antenna and realize the MICS and ISM bands.

scholarly journals Performance Evaluation of Meander Line Implantable Antenna integrated with EBG Based Ground for Anatomical Realistic Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Sadia Sultana ◽  
Rinku Basak
Keyword(s):  
Band Gap ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Wide Band ◽  
Realistic Model ◽  
Radiation Mechanism ◽  
Electromagnetic Band Gap ◽  
Antenna Performance ◽  
Human Models ◽  
Implantable Antenna ◽  
Meander Line

A unique design and meander line implantable antenna is examined in this paper which satisfies the requirements of ultra-wide band. The designed antenna is integrated with the electromagnetic band gap (EBG) structure based ground plane to enhance the performance. Rectangular electromagnetic band gap (EBG) structures are represented here to evaluate the antenna performance. This compact and efficient MLA antenna is applied to improve the antenna performance for numerous implantable scenarios and biomedical applications. The proposed antenna with EGB ground plane is designed for both the simplified model and anatomical realistic models for the human body and executed the performance in bio-environment. To approve the results of implantable antennas more correctly, simulation is analyzed using anatomical realistic human models. The ultimate design has the whole dimension is 15.2 x 8.8 m2. The thickness of the antenna is about 0.8 mm. FR4 is chosen as the substrate material and Copper is chosen as the patch material. The antenna is enclosed biocompatible material with silicon inside the tissue in order to protect patient safety. Significant parameters such as S11 parameter, Far field (radiation pattern), VSWR, Efficiency, Directivity, Gain of the proposed antenna have calculated and measured the performance both the simplified and realistic human models. Comparison Analysis of S11 parameter for different substrate materials and patch materials have observed. The radiation mechanism and modified design of the implantable antenna reducing Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) for safety issues. All the simulation results and measurements are obtained from CST Microwave Studio to validate the design.

scholarly journals A Compact, Low-Profile Log-Periodic Meandered Dipole Array Antenna with an Artificial Magnetic Conductor

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oh Heon Kwon ◽  
Sungwoo Lee ◽  
Jong Min Lee ◽  
Keum Cheol Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Ground Plane ◽  
Array Antenna ◽  
Main Beam ◽  
Beam Direction ◽  
Magnetic Conductor ◽  
Artificial Magnetic Conductor ◽  
Line Configuration ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Unit Cells ◽  
Meander Line

A compact and low-profile log-periodic meandered dipole array (LPMDA) antenna with an artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) is proposed. For compactness, a meander line configuration is implemented with dipole elements and optimized using a genetic algorithm (GA) to realize the LPMDA antenna. As a result, a size reduction of approximately 30% is achieved as compared to a conventional log-periodic dipole array antenna. To enhance the gain characteristics, the AMC ground plane configuration is realized with 9 × 9 unit cells for the LPMDA antenna. Two prototypes of the proposed LPMDA antennas with and without an AMC are fabricated and measured to verify its performance. The measured −10 dB reflection ratio bandwidths are 2.56 : 1 (0.85–2.18 GHz) and 2.34 : 1 (0.92–2.16 GHz) for the proposed LPMDA antennas with and without the AMC, respectively. The gain at the main beam direction within the operating frequency bandwidth is significantly improved from 3.94–7.17 dBi to 7.86–10.01 dBi by applying the AMC.

UHF TV Band Transparent Antenna for Indoor Television Reception

2015 ◽  
Vol 781 ◽  
pp. 32-35
Author(s):  
Siti Nor Hafizah Sa’don ◽  
Muhammad Ramlee Kamarudin
Keyword(s):  
Glass Substrate ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Radiation Patterns ◽  
Conductive Material ◽  
Antenna Length ◽  
Meander Line ◽  
Polyester Film ◽  
Uhf Band

The characteristics of transparent antenna for indoor television reception are investigated. It operates at Ultra High Frequency (UHF) band. The proposed antenna was made from silver coated polyester film (AgHT-4), the transparent conductive material and it is attached on a layer of glass substrate at both sides. The overall antenna length and width is at 150 mm x 50 mm. It has not fully ground plane and fed by a 50 Ω feedline. The meander line is designed at the feedline to broader the bandwidth. The simulated bandwidth obtained is 505.37 MHz to 802.45 MHz at level -6 dB. The rough impedance bandwidth is 297.08 MHz or 45.43 %. All the radiation patterns over the UHF band show bi-directional for E-plane and omni-directional at H-plane. The maximum gain obtained is 1.88 dBi.

scholarly journals Metamaterial array based meander line planar antenna for cube satellite communication

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Touhidul Alam ◽  
Ali F. Almutairi ◽  
Md Samsuzzaman ◽  
Mengu Cho ◽  
Mohammad Tariqul Islam
Keyword(s):  
Satellite Communication ◽  
Coupling Effect ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Path Loss ◽  
Geometrical Parameters ◽  
Stability Characteristic ◽  
Communication Performance ◽  
Satellite Structure ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Meander Line

AbstractThis research article presents a design and performance analysis of a metamaterial inspired ultra-high frequency (UHF) compact planar patch antenna for the CubeSat communication system that could be smoothly integrated with commercially available 2U Cube Satellite structure and onboard subsystem. The proposed antenna consists of two layers, one is two different width meander line antenna patch with partial ground plane and another layer is 3 × 2 near-zero-indexed metamaterial (NZIM) metamaterial array structure with ground plane. The NZIM array layer has been utilized to minimize the coupling effect with Cube Satellite structure and improve the frequency stability with enhanced antenna gain and efficiency. The fabricated antenna can operate within the lower UHF frequency band of 443.5–455 MHz. with an average peak gain of 2.5 dB. The designed antenna impedance stability characteristic has been explored after integration with the 2U Cube Satellite body layout. Besides, the antenna communication performance has been verified using 2U Cube Satellite free space path loss investigation. Small antenna volume with trade-off between the antenna size and performance are the key advantages of the proposed design, as the antenna occupies only 80 × 40 × 3.35 mm3 space of the 2U Cube Satellite body structure and the geometrical parameters can be designed to provide the best performance between 449 and 468.5 MHz.

scholarly journals Mutual Coupling Reduction between Patch Antennas Using Meander Line

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Li ◽  
Chong Ding ◽  
Ruichao Yang ◽  
Mingtao Tan ◽  
Gangxiong Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Array ◽  
Microstrip Antenna ◽  
Mutual Coupling ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Patch Antennas ◽  
Radiation Patterns ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Microstrip Patch ◽  
Microstrip Antenna Array ◽  
Meander Line

Meander lines (MLs) in two configurations are presented to reduce the mutual coupling (MC) between two microstrip patch antenna elements. Inserting a slot in the ground plane between the antenna elements is a simple method to reduce the MC, while adding the MLs in the slot of the ground can further reduce the MC. In the first configuration, one ML is inserted in the slot of the ground and a maximum MC reduction of 39 dB throughout the −10 dB bandwidth is achieved. What’s more, the radiation patterns are not changed compared with the dual-element microstrip antenna array with a slotted ground. For the second configuration, two MLs are added in the slot of the ground. It is found that a maximum isolation of 53 dB can be obtained. However, the radiation patterns are slightly changed compared with the dual-element microstrip antenna array with a slot in the ground. Meanwhile, the measured peak gain and efficiency of the dual-element microstrip antenna array in the two configurations are given. Along with this paper, several prototypes have been fabricated and measured. The simulated results are in good accordance with the measurements, which are presented to verify that MC reduction can be achieved between microstrip antenna elements by adding the MLs in the slotted ground.

Meander-Line Monopole Antenna With Compact Ground Plane for a Bluetooth System-in-Package

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 2379-2383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo M. Santos ◽  
Pedro Pinho ◽  
Rui Pedro Silva ◽  
Marcio Pinheiro ◽  
Henrique M. Salgado
Keyword(s):  
Ground Plane ◽  
Monopole Antenna ◽  
Meander Line

scholarly journals Design and Evaluation of a Flexible Dual-Band Meander Line Monopole Antenna for On- and Off-Body Healthcare Applications

Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 475
Author(s):  
Shahid M Ali ◽  
Cheab Sovuthy ◽  
Sima Noghanian ◽  
Zulfiqur Ali ◽  
Qammer H. Abbasi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Body ◽  
Impedance Matching ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Monopole Antenna ◽  
Dual Band ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Healthcare Applications ◽  
Wearable Antennas ◽  
Challenging Environment ◽  
Meander Line

The human body is an extremely challenging environment for wearable antennas due to the complex antenna-body coupling effects. In this article, a compact flexible dual-band planar meander line monopole antenna (MMA) with a truncated ground plane made of multiple layers of standard off-the-shelf materials is evaluated to validate its performance when worn by different subjects to help the designers who are shaping future complex on-/off-body wireless devices. The antenna was fabricated, and the measured results agreed well with those from the simulations. As a reference, in free-space, the antenna provided omnidirectional radiation patterns (ORP), with a wide impedance bandwidth of 1282.4 (450.5) MHz with a maximum gain of 3.03 dBi (4.85 dBi) in the lower (upper) bands. The impedance bandwidth could reach up to 688.9 MHz (500.9 MHz) and 1261.7 MHz (524.2 MHz) with the gain of 3.80 dBi (4.67 dBi) and 3.00 dBi (4.55 dBi), respectively, on the human chest and arm. The stability in results shows that this flexible antenna is sufficiently robust against the variations introduced by the human body. A maximum measured shift of 0.5 and 100 MHz in the wide impedance matching and resonance frequency was observed in both bands, respectively, while an optimal gap between the antenna and human body was maintained. This stability of the working frequency provides robustness against various conditions including bending, movement, and relatively large fabrication tolerances.

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