Title :
Analysis and design of an inverted-F antenna printed on a PCMCIA card for the 2.4 GHz ISM band
Author :
Soras, C. ; Karaboikis, M. ; Tsachtsiris, G. ; Makios, V.
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Electromagn., Patras Univ., Greece
fDate :
2/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The development of small integrated antennas plays a significant role in the progress of rapidly expanding commercial communication applications. This paper addresses the analysis and design of an inverted-F antenna (IFA) printed on a PCMCIA card. The antenna is compact, easy to manufacture, and efficient, with an omni-directional pattern and a bandwidth of 250 MHz. The performance of the integrated IFA/PCMCIA system was simulated using two commercial method of moments codes, and validated with measurements on a fabricated prototype
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; method of moments; microstrip antennas; 2.4 GHz; 250 MHz; IFA; ISM band; PCMCIA card; bandwidth; fabricated prototype; inverted-F antenna; method of moments; omni-directional pattern; small integrated antennas; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Costs; Dipole antennas; Directive antennas; Geometry; Manufacturing; Microstrip antennas; Moment methods; Virtual prototyping;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
