Title :
A Broadband LTE/WWAN Antenna Design for Tablet PC
Author :
Chang, Shih-Hsun ; Liao, Wen-Jiao
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
A broadband yet compact antenna design applicable to tablets and laptops is proposed. The antenna provides an extensive coverage for existing and upcoming mobile communication bands. Several band broadening and antenna miniaturization techniques were employed, including the use of a parasitic element, meandered structures, branched structures and a lump component. The proposed design is planar, compact and can be fabricated via printed circuit board technology. Measurement results exhibits broad resonant bandwidth. Nearly omni-directional patterns and reasonable radiation efficiency are observed.
Keywords :
Long Term Evolution; antenna radiation patterns; broadband antennas; mobile antennas; notebook computers; printed circuits; wide area networks; antenna miniaturization techniques; branched structures; broadband LTE-WWAN antenna design; compact antenna design; laptops; lump component; meandered structures; mobile communication bands; omnidirectional patterns; parasitic element; printed circuit board technology; tablet PC; tablets; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Current distribution; Inductors; Reflection; Antenna miniaturization; LTE; broadband antenna; multiband antenna; portable device antenna;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.2012.2207075
