Dual-band and wide-band PIFA with U- and meanderline-shaped slots

Author

Salonen, P. ; Keskilammi, M. ; Kivikoski, M.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Electron., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Finland

Volume

2

fYear

2001

Firstpage

116

Abstract

This paper describes a novel dual-band planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) for which the impedance bandwidth can be remarkably improved. The proposed PIFA uses a single feed only. Two top plate geometries, a U-shaped and a novel meanderline-shaped slot, are discussed. An example is given for frequency bands of 2.4 GHz and 5.2 GHz. Simulation based upon the method of moments is used to model the performance of the antennas. Comparisons with measured results on fabricated antenna structures are provided for simulations validation.

Keywords

UHF antennas; antenna testing; digital simulation; electric impedance; method of moments; microwave antennas; multifrequency antennas; planar antenna arrays; slot antenna arrays; 2.4 GHz; 5.2 GHz; SHF; U-shaped slots; U-shaped top plate geometry; UHF; dual-band PIFA; frequency bands; impedance bandwidth; meanderline-shaped slot; meanderline-shaped slots; method of moments; planar inverted-F antenna; simulation; top plate geometries; wide-band PIFA; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Dual band; Feeds; Geometry; Impedance; Resonant frequency; Wideband; Wireless LAN; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2001. IEEE

Conference_Location

Boston, MA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7070-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2001.959634

Filename

959634