• DocumentCode
    1088099
  • Title

    Analysis of Mobile Phone Antenna Impedance Variations With User Proximity

  • Author

    Boyle, Kevin R. ; Yuan, Yun ; Ligthart, Leo P.

  • Author_Institution
    NXP Semicond., Redhill
  • Volume
    55
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    364
  • Lastpage
    372
  • Abstract
    The impedance change that occurs when the user holds a mobile phone antenna is a well-known problem. This paper analyses the contributions to this change for a dual-band PIFA. In particular, the contribution of the slot is shown and a method of reducing it is proposed and analyzed
  • Keywords
    mobile antennas; mobile handsets; multifrequency antennas; planar inverted-F antennas; dual-band PIFA; mobile phone antenna; planar inverted-F antenna; user proximity; Antenna measurements; Circuits; Dielectric losses; Dual band; Impedance measurement; Linearity; Measurement techniques; Mobile antennas; Mobile handsets; Performance loss; Antenna; impedance; interaction; planar inverted F antenna (PIFA);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.2006.889834
  • Filename
    4084732