Title :
A low-cost 2.45 GHz photonic band-gap patch antenna for wearable systems
Author :
Salonen, P. ; Keskilammi, M. ; Sydänheimo, L.
Author_Institution :
Tampere Univ. of Technol., Finland
Abstract :
This paper focuses on the development of a low-cost Bluetooth antenna for wearable systems. A photonic band-gap structure is applied on the ground plane of a patch antenna fabricated on FR-4 substrate to keep manufacturing costs minimum. This paper shows that by using a photonic band-gap structure the adequate impedance bandwidth can be obtained from low-cost substrate materials. Measured results are reported in the presence of a human
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; photonic band gap; portable computers; 2.45 GHz; Bluetooth antenna; FR-4 substrate; PBG; antenna gain; ground plane; impedance bandwidth; low-cost antenna; low-cost substrate materials; photonic band-gap patch antenna; radiation pattern; wearable systems;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2001. Eleventh International Conference on (IEE Conf. Publ. No. 480)
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-733-0
DOI :
10.1049/cp:20010385
