DocumentCode
1717527
Title
A compact and simple loop-type planar antenna for broadband applications
Author
Kawakatsu, M.N. ; Dmitriev, V.A.
Author_Institution
Electr. Eng. Dept., Fed. Univ. of Para, Belem, Brazil
fYear
2009
Firstpage
159
Lastpage
162
Abstract
We present in this work a loop-type planar antenna with compact, simple geometry and broadband features. The commercial softwares CST Microwave Studio and Zeland IE3D were used in the simulations and optimization of this antenna. The optimization was made for the input return loss bandwidth by varying the antenna geometric parameters. The antenna has 72% bandwidth for a 10 dB input return loss, with a relatively flat gain within the operating bandwidth.
Keywords
broadband antennas; loop antennas; planar antennas; CST microwave studio; Zeland IE3D; antenna geometric parameters; antenna optimization; broadband applications; commercial softwares; flat gain; input return loss; input return loss bandwidth; loop-type planar antenna; Biological tissues; Biomedical optical imaging; Cancer; Humans; Light sources; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Performance evaluation; Planar arrays; Tomography; broadband; compact and simple geometry; loop-type antenna; numerical methods;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference (IMOC), 2009 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
Belem
ISSN
1679-4389
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-5356-6
Electronic_ISBN
1679-4389
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IMOC.2009.5427610
Filename
5427610
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