PCS antenna design: the challenge of miniaturization

Author

Skrivervik, A.K. ; Zürcher, J.F. ; Staub, O. ; Mosig, J.R.

Author_Institution

Lab. d´´Electromagn. et d´´Acoust., Ecole Polytech. Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland

Volume

43

Issue

4

fYear

2001

fDate

8/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

12

Lastpage

27

Abstract

PCS (personal communication system) devices have become an important part of everyday life. The pressure to design small, lightweight, and user-friendly mobile-communication devices has increased accordingly, creating the need for optimal antennas for mobile applications. In this paper, we present some basic rules about electrically small antennas, give clues and guidelines about efficient antenna miniaturization, and, finally, show some examples of miniature antennas developed in our laboratory for practical applications

Keywords

UHF antennas; adaptive antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; dipole antennas; loop antennas; microstrip antennas; mobile antennas; monopole antennas; multifrequency antennas; personal communication networks; slot antennas; PCS antenna design; electrically small antennas; miniaturization; optimal antennas; personal communication system; Antenna measurements; Antenna theory; Antennas and propagation; Bandwidth; Electric variables measurement; Loaded antennas; Microstrip antennas; Mobile antennas; Personal communication networks; Slot antennas;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1045-9243

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/74.951556

Filename

951556