Title :
Synthesis and analysis of a monopole radiator for UWB Body Area Networks
Author :
Lizzi, L. ; Oliveri, G. ; Viani, F. ; Massa, A.
Author_Institution :
DISI, ELEDIA Res. Group, Univ. of Trento, Trento, Italy
Abstract :
In this paper a spline-shaped monopole radiator for utilization in Ultrawideband (UWB) Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) is presented. The antenna exhibits a good impedance matching and stable radiation patterns in the lower UWB band from 3.1 to 4.8 GHz. Moreover, it shows distortion-less properties when used in a chest-to-waist communication link. In order to assess the effectiveness of the proposed solution, both numerical and experimental results are reported.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; body area networks; microwave antennas; monopole antennas; ultra wideband antennas; UWB body area networks; antenna radiation patterns; chest-to-waist communication link; frequency 3.1 GHz to 4.8 GHz; microwave antennasthe; monopole radiator; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Dielectrics; Spline; Ultra wideband antennas; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC), 2011 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0046-0
DOI :
10.1109/APWC.2011.6046745
