Title :
A wide bandwidth monopole antenna using a human body as a ground plane
Author :
Fukasawa, Toru ; Ohtsuka, Masataka ; Sunahara, Yanehiko ; Makino, Shigeru
Author_Institution :
Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
We have proposed a monopole antenna using the human body as a ground plane as an antenna with wide bandwidth and ´small size´. Calculated and measured results show its wide bandwidth characteristics for impedance and radiation efficiency. Further its radiation mechanism is clarified.
Keywords :
antenna earths; antenna radiation patterns; broadband antennas; electric impedance; monopole antennas; human body ground plane; impedance efficiency; radiation mechanism; wide bandwidth monopole antenna; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Conductors; Dielectric losses; Frequency conversion; Humans; Multiaccess communication; Radio frequency; Resonance; UHF antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2004. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8302-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2004.1330306
