• DocumentCode
    611854
  • Title

    A novel CPW-fed UWB antenna for body area networks

  • Author

    Jian Wang ; Popovich, Milica

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    8-12 April 2013
  • Firstpage
    3242
  • Lastpage
    3246
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we present a CPW-fed UWB antenna designed for body-area network applications. The antenna has been characterized in free space and, through simulations, in the vicinity of a human body. The return loss and radiation pattern indicate favorable behavior within the 3.1 GHz - 10.6 GHz frequency range. Several different on-body scenarios are simulated, analyzed and compared.
  • Keywords
    body area networks; coplanar waveguides; microwave antennas; ultra wideband antennas; bandwidth 3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz; body-area network applications; novel CPW-fed UWB antenna; on-body scenarios; radiation pattern; return loss; Antennas; Copper; Finite difference methods; Periodic structures; Sensors; Substrates; Time-domain analysis; UWB antenna; body area networks; coplanar waveguide (CPW);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2013 7th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Gothenburg
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-2187-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-88-907018-1-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6546912