Title :
Reconfigurable multi-band twin-PIFA antennas for Wi-Fi/WiMAX and WWAN services on a multi-radio laptop platform
Author :
Yang, Songnan ; Fathy, Aly E. ; Nair, Vijay K.
Author_Institution :
EECS Dept., Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Abstract :
A novel reconfigurable multi-band PIFA antenna is introduced here. It can support the GSM850 and PCS services in one configuration and the WiFi/WiMAX frequencies in the other. With its low profile, it can be embedded into laptop lids. Meanwhile, p-i-n diodes have been utilized and integrated with the antenna with a simple and novel DC bias scheme. This structure, with its demonstrated excellent gain and omni-directional performance can be utilized for multi-radio laptop platforms.
Keywords :
WiMax; planar inverted-F antennas; wireless LAN; WWAN; Wi-Fi/WiMAX; multi-radio laptop platform; reconfigurable multi-band twin-PIFA antennas; Antenna feeds; Bandwidth; Energy consumption; Frequency; Personal communication networks; Portable computers; Receiving antennas; Switches; WiMAX; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2041-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2042-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2008.4619619
