Title :
In-the-ear hearing-instrument antenna for ISM-band body-centric ear-to-ear communications
Author :
Yatman, W.H. ; Larsen, L.K. ; Kvist, Soren H. ; Thaysen, Jesper ; Jakobsen, Kaj B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
A compact 2.45 GHz slot-loop antenna is implemented for the use in the outer shell of an in-the-ear (ITE) hearing instrument (HI). The antenna is optimized for high ear-to-ear path gain (|S21|). The antenna simulation results are presented for two identical antennas, one placed in the center of each ear. A simulated path gain of -75.0 dB is obtained.
Keywords :
biomedical communication; hearing aids; loop antennas; prosthetics; slot antennas; ISM-band body-centric ear-to-ear communications; antenna simulation; ear-to-ear path gain; frequency 2.45 GHz; gain -75.0 dB; in-the-ear hearing-instrument antenna; slot-loop antenna; Bandwidth; Ear; Gain; Impedance; Slot antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2012 Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2218-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2219-5
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2012.6402999
