A Rubber-Based Dual-Mode Button Antenna

Xiaoyang Yin, Shengjian Jammy Chen, Christophe Fumeaux

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Abstract

Natural rubber is a material of interest in the scope of antenna design because of its multiple qualities in mechanical properties, electromagnetic characteristics and economic values. To demonstrate these advantages, here we prepose a wearable button antenna based on rubber for Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN) applications. Given the distinct demands of directional properties for on-body and off-body channels, the proposed button antenna is equipped with two operation modes at two neighbouring frequencies in the 5 GHz Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) band. Specifically, through radiation superposition of magnetic currents, the proposed antenna is capable of simultaneously providing an end-fire pattern at 5.2 GHz and a broadside pattern at 5.6 GHz. A rubber-based prototype is fabricated and experimentally validated on a phantom, demonstrating the expected operation modes in the corresponding bandwidths for relevant body-centric communications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9788831299077
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 May 2023
Event17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2023 - Florence, Italy
Duration: 26 Mar 202331 Mar 2023

Publication series

Name17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2023

Conference

Conference17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2023
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityFlorence
Period26/03/2331/03/23

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 European Association for Antennas and Propagation.

Keywords

  • broad-side radiation
  • button antenna
  • end-fire radiation
  • Rubber
  • WBAN

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