Title :
Multiband printed PIFA antenna with ground plane capacitive resonator
Author :
Sanz-Izquierdo, B. ; Batchelor, J. ; Langley, R.
Author_Institution :
Electron. Dept., Univ. of Kent, Canterbury, UK
Abstract :
A novel multiband PIFA antenna is presented showing simulated modal current distributions and measured input impedance. All major mobile communications bands have been included and measurements show the radiation patterns to have good H-plane omnidirectionality at all bands.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; electric impedance; microstrip antennas; mobile antennas; multifrequency antennas; H-plane omnidirectionality; current distribution; ground plane capacitive resonator; input impedance; mobile communications bands; multiband printed PIFA antenna; radiation pattern;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20046409
