Title :
UWB body-implantable antenna for short range communication
Author :
Felicio, Joao M. ; Fernandes, Carlos A. ; Costa, Jorge R.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Telecomun., Univ. of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Abstract :
A new ultrawideband body-implantable antenna is proposed for low-power, very high data-rate short-range communication with an external near-field device. It is a single layer slot-based printed antenna with 15 mm diameter. The antenna is intended for impulse radio using the 1.4 GHz to 4.2 GHz frequency range. The antenna design and experimental tests considered that it was immersed in a liquid phantom with electrical properties similar to the muscle. Simulated and measured input reflection results were compared with good matching. The time domain analysis shows low pulse distortion, suitable for high data rate communications up to about 1.1 Gbps gross bit rate.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; biomedical communication; microstrip antennas; microwave antennas; prosthetics; slot antennas; UWB body implantable antenna; high data rate short range communication; impulse radio; liquid phantom; low power short range communication; pulse distortion; single layer slot based printed antenna; size 15 mm; ultrawideband antenna; Bit rate; Muscles; Phantoms; Slot antennas; Ultra wideband antennas; Ultrawideband antenna; implantable antenna; in-body communication; phantom; pulse-based systems;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2015 9th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lisbon
