Title :
A see-through wire-grid film antenna for WLAN applications
Author :
Guan, Ning ; Furuya, Hirotaka ; Hosono, Ryouhei ; Tayama, Hiroiku ; Yamagami, Katsuya
Author_Institution :
Opt. & Electron. Lab., Fujikura Ltd., Sakura, Japan
Abstract :
A see-through film antenna is proposed for 2.4 GHz WLAN applications. The antenna is made by a high-quality wire-grid film where very thin copper wires are used so that the antenna is almost transparent. Several kinds of wire-grids are applied and the performance is investigated experimentally and theoretically. It is found that the deterioration on radiation efficiency is limited and the transparency remains for practical applications, if the wire-grid is chosen appropriately.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; wire antennas; wireless LAN; WLAN applications; antenna radiation efficiency; frequency 2.4 GHz; high-quality wire-grid film; see-through wire-grid film antenna; thin copper wires; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Copper; Indium tin oxide; Wireless LAN; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (APCAP), 2012 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0666-9
DOI :
10.1109/APCAP.2012.6333251
