Title :
Dual band wearable antenna
Author :
Langley, Richard ; Zhu, Shaozhen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of EEE, Univ. of Sheffield, Sheffield
Abstract :
An antenna fabricated using clothing materials is presented. The antenna operates over the wireless network bands at 2.45 Hz and 5 GHz. An electromagnetic band gap surface is used to reduce back radiation by 10 to 15 dB while maintaining the impedance match over the two frequency bands. Coupling between antennas is significantly reduced making it ideal for body worn communication systems.
Keywords :
computational electromagnetics; electromagnetic coupling; impedance matching; microwave antennas; multifrequency antennas; photonic band gap; antenna coupling; clothing material; dual band wearable antenna; electromagnetic band gap surface; frequency 2.45 Hz; frequency 5 GHz; impedance match; wireless network; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Biomedical monitoring; Clothing; Dual band; Electromagnetic radiation; Frequency; Metamaterials; Periodic structures; Textiles;
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.2008.4516853
