Title :
Design of a planar inverted F-L antenna (PIFLA) for lower-band UWB applications
Author :
Hraga, H.I. ; See, C.H. ; Abd-Alhameed, R.A. ; Jones, S.M.R. ; Child, M.B. ; Elfergani, I.T.E. ; Excell, P.S.
Author_Institution :
Mobile & Satellite Commun. Res. Centre, Univ. of Bradford, Bradford, UK
Abstract :
This paper examines the case for an ultrawideband planar inverted-F-L-antenna design intended for use in the lower sub-band. The antenna construction is based on the conventional inverted F, and inverted L as its feed element, and parasitic element, respectively. The optimized antenna size is 30×15×4mm3. The prototype antenna has a good return loss of -10 dB, and a 66.6% impedance bandwidth (2.8 GHz-5.6 GHz), the gain varies between 3.1 dBi and 4.5 dBi.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; planar inverted-F antennas; ultra wideband antennas; antenna construction; bandwidth 2.8 GHz to 5.6 GHz; feed element; loss -10 dB; lower-band UWB application; parasitic element; ultrawideband planar inverted-F-L-antenna design; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Bandwidth; Finite element methods; Impedance; Planar inverted-F-L antenna; broadband; impedance bandwidth; ultrawideband;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2010 Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7304-5
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2010.5666202
