Title :
Diversity antenna with slits for WBAN applications
Author :
Do-Gu Kang ; Jaehoon Choi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Eng., Hanyang Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
In this paper, a diversity antenna with slits for WBAN applications is proposed. The antenna consists of two T-shaped monopoles and three slits. Through three slits, a high isolation characteristic is achieved and the resonant frequency can be controlled. To analyze the antenna performance over a human body, the proposed antenna over a human equivalent flat phantom is investigated through simulation. A return loss characteristic of the antenna is insensitive to the existence of the phantom. The antenna operates in 2.4 GHz ISM band with the isolation higher than 23 dB.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; body area networks; diversity reception; monopole antennas; wireless sensor networks; ISM band; WBAN; diversity antenna; frequency 2.4 GHz; human body; return loss; Antennas; Body area networks; Fading; Phantoms; Resonant frequency; Scattering parameters; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Memphis, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3538-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2014.6904672
