Title :
A wearable flexible multi-band antenna based on a square slotted printed monopole
Author :
Ma, L. ; Edwards, R.M. ; Bashir, S. ; Khattak, M.I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Loughborough Univ., Loughborough
Abstract :
This paper presents a novel flexible wearable multi-band printed monopole antenna on a neoprene substrate. Bands covered are GSM 900 (890-960 MHz), DCS (1710- 1880 MHz), PCS (1850-1990 MHz), UMTS (1920-2170 MHz) and WLAN 2.4 GHz (2400-2484 MHz) bands. The antenna is optimised for performance on the body.
Keywords :
microstrip antennas; monopole antennas; slot antennas; multiband antenna; square slotted printed monopole antenna; wearable flexible antenna; 3G mobile communication; Antennas and propagation; Clothing; Distributed control; GSM; Microstrip antennas; Permittivity; Personal communication networks; Slot antennas; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference, 2008. LAPC 2008. Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1893-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1894-7
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2008.4516937
