• DocumentCode
    1157206
  • Title

    Modified PIFA and its array for MIMO terminals

  • Author

    Gao, Y. ; Chiau, C.C. ; Chen, X. ; Parini, C.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of London, UK
  • Volume
    152
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    255
  • Lastpage
    259
  • Abstract
    A study on a modified planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA), operating at 5.2 GHz within the IEEE802.11a WLAN frequency band (5.15-5.35 GHz) with a very small ground plane (7 mm×12 mm) and its application to multiple input multiple output (MIMO) systems is presented. While it inherits the attractive features of PIFAs, such as compact size and low profile, the modified antenna exhibits low coupling to the printed circuit board (PCB). A 2-element PIFA array is implemented on a mobile handset PCB and an isolation better than 28 dB is achieved in both simulation and measurement.
  • Keywords
    MIMO systems; microwave antenna arrays; mobile antennas; mobile handsets; planar antenna arrays; printed circuits; wireless LAN; 2-element modified PIFA; 5.15 to 5.35 GHz; IEEE 802.11a WLAN; MIMO system; MIMO terminal; PCB; mobile handset; multiple input multiple output; planar inverted-F antenna array; printed circuit board;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, IEE Proceedings
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1350-2417
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/ip-map:20045180
  • Filename
    1504545