Title :
On-demand printing of antennas for TV white-space communications
Author :
Kgwadi, Monageng ; Vourch, Clement J. ; Harrison, Daniel J. ; Drysdale, Timothy D.
Author_Institution :
Electron. & Nanoscale Eng. Res. Div., Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
We present a meander-line monopole antenna produced by thermal-transfer metallic printing onto a polyester substrate. The antenna is immediately useful because no curing is required. The antenna has a measured fractional bandwidth of 26% centred at 864 MHz and directivity of 4.3. The measured and simulated s11 parameter agree well. We show the radiation pattern measured in a near-field spherical scanning system. This study advances the development of low-cost, environmentally friendly antennas for deployment in the Internet of Things.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; monopole antennas; television broadcasting; Internet of Things; TV white space communications; antenna radiation pattern; fractional bandwidth; meander line monopole antenna; near field spherical scanning system; polyester substrate; thermal transfer metallic printing; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Metallization; Printing; Skin; Substrates; Green antenna; Low-cost antenna; Thermal-transfer; conformal antenna; low-profile antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2014 Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2014.6996448
