Characterization of ultra-wideband antenna with human body

Author

Promwong, Sathapom ; Hachitani, W. ; Ching, Gilbert S. ; Takada, Jun-ichi

Volume

2

fYear

2004

fDate

26-29 Oct. 2004

Firstpage

1213

Abstract

This work presents the characterization of an ultra wideband antenna with the human body. An experiment of the antenna transfer function needs the three-antenna method for calibrating the reference antenna. The results are used to evaluate the transmission gain based on the extended Friis´ transmission formula. A matched filter is considered at the receiver side to maximize the SNR for evaluation. This technique gives very accurate results and is very useful for the design and evaluation of UWB impulse radio transmission systems, especially for the evaluation of waveform distortion effects.

Keywords

calibration; circuit optimisation; digital radio; distortion; human factors; matched filters; microwave antennas; microwave filters; receiving antennas; transfer functions; ultra wideband antennas; ultra wideband communication; SNR maximization; antenna transfer function; calibration; extended Friis transmission formula; human body; impulse radio; matched filter; receiver side; three-antenna method; transmission gain; ultra-wideband antenna; waveform distortion effects; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Calibration; Humans; Mobile communication; Receivers; Transfer functions; Transmitting antennas; Ultra wideband antennas; Ultra wideband technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications and Information Technology, 2004. ISCIT 2004. IEEE International Symposium on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8593-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCIT.2004.1413911

Filename

1413911