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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference (IMOC), 2009 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Belem
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5356-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1679-4389
DOI :
10.1109/IMOC.2009.5427610
