Title :
Miniature antenna effect on the ear-to-ear radio channel characteristics
Author :
Huitema, L. ; Sufyar, S. ; Delaveaud, C. ; Errico, R.D.
Author_Institution :
LETI, CEA, Grenoble, France
Abstract :
This paper presents an investigation on miniature antenna effect on the ear-to-ear channel. An active ultra-compact antenna design suited for hearing aid electronic device is presented. The effect of antenna location inside the ear on both antenna properties and ear-to-ear radio channel is investigated, by considering a simplified spherical model of the human head and a Specific Anthropomorphic Mannequin (SAM) phantom.
Keywords :
antennas; body area networks; wireless channels; SAM phantom; active ultra-compact antenna design; ear-to-ear radio channel characteristics; hearing aid electronic device; human head; miniature antenna effect; simplified spherical model; specific anthropomorphic mannequin phantom; Antenna radiation patterns; Dipole antennas; Ear; Impedance; Resonant frequency; Active Antenna; BAN; Body Area Network; Ear-to-Ear channel; Miniature antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Prague
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0918-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0919-7
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206669
