DocumentCode
241750
Title
A design of an ultra-thin antenna for WBAN on-body communication
Author
Juneseok Lee ; Jaehoon Choi
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Eng., Hanyang Univ., Seoul, South Korea
fYear
2014
fDate
6-11 April 2014
Firstpage
1549
Lastpage
1551
Abstract
In this paper, a modified Alford loop antenna is proposed for WBAN on-body devices. On-body communication devices require low profile structure to be embedded in a human body. Higher mode microstrip patch antennas, previously proposed, have relatively tick thickness. To overcome this problem, the Alford loop antenna structure is modified, accordingly. As a result, the proposed antenna has ultra-thin thickness and generates surface wave along the body surface.
Keywords
body area networks; loop antennas; microstrip antennas; WBAN on body communication; higher mode microstrip patch antennas; low profile structure; modified Alford loop antenna; ultrathin antenna; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Frequency measurement; Phantoms; Surface waves; WBAN; low-profile antenna; on-body; surface wave;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location
The Hague
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6902079
Filename
6902079
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