Title :
Investigation of lumped loading technique for printed antenna miniaturization
Author :
Rudant, L. ; DELAVEAUD, christophe
Author_Institution :
LETI, CEA, Grenoble, France
Abstract :
A miniaturization technique using capacitive loads is investigated in order to design an electrically small antenna for compact sensor node. A specific implementation is developed to build a prototype whose first measurements confirm the proper functioning.
Keywords :
microstrip antennas; wireless sensor networks; capacitive loads; compact sensor node; electrically small antenna; lumped loading; printed antenna miniaturization; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Capacitors; Materials; Resistance; Topology; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology (iWAT), 2013 International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Karlsruhe
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2830-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2829-6
DOI :
10.1109/IWAT.2013.6518343