Summary
International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation
2013
Session Number:WP-1(C)
Session:
Number:WP-1(C)-3
A Compact Lower UWB Band PIFA for BAN Applications
Xiong-Ying Liu, Chun-Ping Deng, Yu-Hao Fu,
pp.-
Publication Date:2013/10/22
Online ISSN:2188-5079
DOI:10.34385/proc.54.WP-1(C)-3
Summary:
A compact planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) with a simple feed structure in lower ultra-wideband (3.1～4.9 GHz) is presented for BAN (Body Area Network) applications. A tapered patch and a folded ground plane are employed to improve the narrow bandwidth characteristics of traditional PIFA, in addition, the proposed antenna is low-profile with the thickness of 7 mm and compact with the area of 60 × 22 mm2 , making it suitable for the integration in the medical devices. The radiation performance of the modified PIFA preserves well when placed on the human body.