Compact wideband antenna for TV White Spaces

Author

Bauer, J. ; Schuhler, Mario

Author_Institution

RF & Microwave Dept., Fraunhofer-Inst. for Integrated Circuits (IIS), Erlangen, Germany

fYear

2014

fDate

6-11 April 2014

Firstpage

2894

Lastpage

2896

Abstract

This paper presents the design, simulation and measurement of a wideband antenna for TV White Spaces. The antenna covers the frequency range from 470 MHz to 860 MHz. The goal is to design an antenna which does not exceed the dimensions of a smartphone - in this case 59 mm × 115 mm. Due to this very limited area a reduction of the radiation efficiency is accepted with a minimum of 50 %. The antenna is evaluated by the measurement of the radiation pattern and the efficiency which is carried out in an anechoic chamber. The future use for this type of antenna could be a portable device for cognitive radio.

Keywords

UHF antennas; anechoic chambers (electromagnetic); antenna radiation patterns; cognitive radio; frequency allocation; TV white spaces; anechoic chamber; cognitive radio; compact wideband antenna; frequency 470 MHz to 860 MHz; radiation efficiency reduction; radiation pattern measurement; smartphone; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Dipole antennas; Microwave antennas; Transmission line measurements; TV White Spaces; antenna; wideband;

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.2014.6902431

Filename

6902431