Title :
Wearable dual-band Sierpinski fractal PIFA using conductive fabric
Author :
Soh, Ping Jack ; Vandenbosch, Guy A. E. ; Ooi, S.L. ; Husna, M.R.N.
Author_Institution :
ESAT-TELEMIC, Katholieke Univ. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Abstract :
A novel planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA), incorporating a triangular Sierpinski gasket, is presented. The used conducting textile and polyester fleece allow easy on-body integration and simple practical fabrication. It shows dual-band response, combining a 16% band at 2.45%GHz with an upper 12% band at 5.2%GHz. The broadside gain is 3.1%dBi. Good agreement between calculated and measured data is observed.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; fabrics; fractal antennas; microwave antennas; multifrequency antennas; planar inverted-F antennas; wearable antennas; conducting textile; conductive fabric; frequency 2.45 GHz; frequency 5.2 GHz; planar inverted-F antenna; polyester fleece; triangular Sierpinski gasket; wearable dual-band Sierpinski fractal PIFA;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2010.3525
