Title :
Two-element multi-band fractal PIFA for MIMO applications in small size terminals
Author :
Guterman, J. ; Moreira, A.A. ; Peixeiro, C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Radioelectronics, Warsaw Univ. of Technol., Poland
Abstract :
A two-element multi-band microstrip antenna for a handset that can be used in MIMO applications is proposed and studied. The antenna patches have been designed based on Koch pre-fractal edges and U-slots. The antenna has been fabricated and the S parameters and radiation patterns measured. The antenna covers the GSM1800, UMTS and HiperLAN2 bands. A remarkable miniaturization has been archived with patch dimensions of 0.17λ for the lower band. The mutual coupling between elements is low enough for MIMO applications in all bands.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; S-parameters; antenna radiation patterns; cellular radio; electromagnetic coupling; fractals; local area networks; microstrip antenna arrays; mobile antennas; mobile handsets; GSM1800 band; HiperLAN2 band; Koch pre-fractal edges; MIMO applications; S parameters; U-slots; UMTS band; antenna patches; antenna radiation patterns; handset; miniaturization; mobile terminal; multi-band microstrip antenna; mutual coupling; patch dimensions; planar inverted-F antennas; small size terminals; two-element multi-band fractal PIFA; 3G mobile communication; Antenna measurements; Filling; Fractals; MIMO; Mobile antennas; Mutual coupling; Shape; Telephone sets; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2004. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8302-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2004.1330080
