Abstract
Obtaining end-fire patterns is a serious challenge to antenna design in wearable applications, especially for unobtrusive antenna configurations integrated in clothing accessories such as buttons. Herein we propose a button antenna to serve Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN) and apply the principle of Huygens source to produce the desired end-fire patterns. To this end, the antenna ground plane is exploited to construct a magnetic current loop which is a radiation component of the realized Huygens source. Experimental validation of a prototype suggests that this button antenna is capable of partially covering the Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (U-NII) band. Moreover, a good agreement between pattern simulation and measurement validates the expected quasi-end-fire patterns in free-space and in on-phantom scenarios.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2023 5th Australian Microwave Symposium (AMS) |
Place of Publication | United States |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
Pages | 9-10 |
Number of pages | 2 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 979-8-3503-9936-3 |
ISBN (Print) | 979-8-3503-9937-0 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 13 Mar 2023 |
Event | 5th Australian Microwave Symposium - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 16 Feb 2023 → 17 Feb 2023 |
Conference
Conference | 5th Australian Microwave Symposium |
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Abbreviated title | AMS 2023 |
Country/Territory | Australia |
City | Melbourne |
Period | 16/02/23 → 17/02/23 |
Keywords
- Button antenna
- end-fire radiation
- Huygens source