Title :
Implanted antenna efficiency improvement
Author :
Shaozhen Zhu ; Almari, Saeed ; AlAmoudi, Ahmed O. ; Langley, Richard J.
Author_Institution :
EEE Dept., Univ. of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Abstract :
This paper uses an external FSS structure to improve the radiation efficiency of implanted antennas. Two antennas will be presented with measurements to verify the simulations.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; biomedical communication; frequency selective surfaces; prosthetics; external FSS structure; frequency selective surfaces; implanted antenna; radiation efficiency; Europe; Frequency selective surfaces; Implants; Muscles; Skin; antennas; body implant antennas;
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
