Characterization of the ear-to-ear propagation channel using microstrip dipole antennas

Author

Vasylchenko, A. ; Hennemann, C. ; Dubrovka, R.

Author_Institution

CSEM SA, Neuchatel, Switzerland

fYear

2011

Firstpage

202

Lastpage

204

Abstract

A planar dipole antenna for on-body channel propagation study has been designed. It operates at center frequency of 2.45 GHz. The antenna has an integrated balun on the same substrate, which makes its impedance and radiation performance less susceptible to the presence of a human body. The path gain between two identical antennas is measured as a function of their position on the human head. These results are verified by numerical simulations where a precise model of human head is implemented. The results are analyzed and discussed.

Keywords

UHF antennas; baluns; biomedical communication; dipole antennas; hearing aids; microstrip antennas; numerical analysis; planar antennas; wireless channels; ear-to-ear propagation channel characterization; frequency 2.45 GHz; human head; integrated balun; microstrip dipole antennas; numerical simulations; on-body channel propagation; on-body communication channels; path gain; planar dipole antenna; Antenna measurements; Dipole antennas; Gain; Gain measurement; Microstrip antennas; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antenna Theory and Techniques (ICATT), 2011 VIII International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kyiv

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-2211-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICATT.2011.6170741

Filename

6170741