• DocumentCode
    1332899
  • Title

    Dual-mode antenna for on-/off-body communications (10 MHz/2.45 GHz)

  • Author

    Lin, Chia-Hung ; Li, Zuyi ; Ito, Kei ; Takahashi, Masaharu ; Saito, Kazuyuki

  • Author_Institution
    Grad. Sch. of Eng., Chiba Univ., Chiba, Japan
  • Volume
    48
  • Issue
    22
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1383
  • Lastpage
    1385
  • Abstract
    A novel dual-mode antenna for on-body and off-body communications is proposed. In on-body mode, the antenna is similar to a pair of metal electrodes operating at 10 MHz and in off-body mode, with an L-shaped slit embedded, the antenna can cover the 2.45 GHz ISM band. Measured results, including received voltage at 10 MHz, reflection coefficient and radiation patterns in the 2.45 GHz ISM band are presented to validate the proposed antenna.
  • Keywords
    antenna radiation patterns; multifrequency antennas; ISM band; L-shaped slit embedded; body communications; dual mode antenna; frequency 10 MHz; frequency 2.45 GHz; metal electrodes; off-body communication; off-body mode; on-body communication; on-body mode; radiation patterns; reflection coefficient;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2012.2826
  • Filename
    6352959