Multiband PIFA for WLAN mobile terminals

Author

Nepa, P. ; Manara, G. ; Serra, A.A. ; Nenna, G.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. Eng., Univ. of Pisa, Italy

Volume

4

fYear

2005

fDate

6/27/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

349

Lastpage

350

Abstract

A novel compact planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) to be mounted on laptop computers is presented. The proposed multiband single-feed PIFA simultaneously operates in the IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b/g, and HIPERLAN2 frequency bands. The multiband behavior is obtained by combining a trapezoidal feed plate with two different resonance paths in the radiating structure. The overall size of the antenna renders it suitable to be installed at the border of the display of a notebook. Simulation results are compared with measurements performed on an antenna prototype.

Keywords

antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; laptop computers; mobile antennas; mobile radio; multifrequency antennas; wireless LAN; HIPERLAN2 frequency bands; IEEE 802.11; WLAN mobile terminals; laptop computers; multiband PIFA; multiband behavior; multiband single-feed; planar inverted-F antenna; radiating structure; Antenna measurements; Coaxial cables; Computer displays; Feeds; Frequency; Local area networks; Mobile antennas; Portable computers; Resonance; Wireless LAN; Mobile terminal antennas; multiband antennas; planar inverted-F antennas; wireless local area network (LAN) antennas;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1225

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2005.857032

Filename

1512074