Title :
Conformal antenna on LCP for sensor applications
Author :
Nikolaou, Symeon ; Anagnostou, Dimitrios E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of EE, Frederick Univ. Cyprus, Nicosia
Abstract :
The design of a novel conformal antenna that demonstrates dual-band operation and nearly omni-directional radiation patterns at the frequencies of operation is introduced in this paper. The antenna is a combination of two monopole antennas; a broadband fat monopole and a folded linear monopole. The antenna is designed on conformal liquid crystal polymer (LCP) material and a styrofoam box is used to support the structure. The antenna can be used for WLAN applications since the bands of operation overlap with the designated frequency ranges for IEEE 802.11 a and IEEE 802.11b protocols. The conformal antenna can be used for applications where the available surface for the front end is limited or when a solid compact three dimensional sensor is needed. The effect of the three dimensional geometry characteristics on the radiation pattern orientation is briefly discussed.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; conformal antennas; directive antennas; liquid crystal polymers; monopole antennas; multifrequency antennas; wireless LAN; wireless sensor networks; 802.11b protocols; LCP; WLAN applications; broadband fat monopole; conformal antenna; conformal liquid crystal polymer material; dual-band operation; folded linear monopole; monopole antennas; omnidirectional radiation patterns; radiation pattern orientation; sensor applications; solid compact three dimensional sensor; Antenna radiation patterns; Broadband antennas; Crystalline materials; Dual band; Frequency; Liquid crystal polymers; Protocols; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Solids; 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.2008.4619842
