PIFA–Top-Loaded-Monopole Antenna With Diversity Features for WBAN Applications

Author

Alves, T. ; Poussot, B. ; Laheurte, Jean-Marc

Author_Institution

ESYCOM Lab., Univ. Paris Est Marne-La-Vallee, Marne-La-Vallée, France

Volume

10

fYear

2011

fDate

7/3/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

693

Lastpage

696

Abstract

A miniaturized diversity antenna dedicated to wireless body area network (WBAN) applications is described. The combination of a planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) and a top-loaded monopole yields distinct patterns fitting the different natures of the received waves. The strong isolation observed between the broadside and endfire ports is an important feature to limit the correlation between the received signals. The diversity gain is measured for three links and three scenarios between body-worn antennas, showing the improvement brought by the antenna diversity in the WBAN context.

Keywords

body area networks; correlation methods; diversity reception; monopole antennas; planar inverted-F antennas; wearable antennas; PIFA; WBAN application; antenna diversity; body worn antennas; broadside ports; distinct pattern fitting; diversity gain; endflre ports; miniaturized diversity antenna; planar inverted-F antenna; received signal correlation; top loaded monopole antenna; wireless body area network; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Diversity methods; Diversity reception; Surface waves; Antenna diversity; body area networks (BANs); small antennas;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1225

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2011.2161744

Filename

5951726