Reconfigurable multi-slot antenna for bio-medical applications
Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works (RGC: 12, 32, 41, 45) › 32_Refereed conference paper (with ISBN/ISSN) › peer-review
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| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2016 10th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-8-8907-0186-3 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2016 |
Conference
| Title | The 10th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP'2016) |
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| Location | Davos Congress Centre |
| Place | Switzerland |
| City | Davos |
| Period | 10 - 15 April 2016 |
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Abstract
We present a polarization- reconfigurable multislot antenna with four switchable linear polarizations (as 0°, ± 45° and 90°) for implant communications. The design is based on four bow-tie shaped slots acting as radiators etched on a circular metallization plane with 45° rotated sequential arrangements. RF switches based on PIN diodes are connected across each slot in order to modify the radiators polarization. We apply a differential source to feed the slot antenna through a ground-tapered Balun. In order to obtain a broadside radiation pattern, a reflector is placed at the quarter-wave distance below the radiator. Measured results are showing that the realized multi-slot antenna can generate four switchable linear polarization states with wide bandwidth and stable gain. This polarization diversity feature makes the proposed antenna highly attractive for implant and body-centric wireless communication systems for minimizing the multi-path distortion and polarization mismatching in the wireless channels.
Research Area(s)
- Linear polarization reconfigurable antenna, slot antenna, PIN diodes, body-centric communication system
Citation Format(s)
Reconfigurable multi-slot antenna for bio-medical applications. / Huitema, Laure; Wong, Hang; Lin, Wei et al.
2016 10th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP). IEEE, 2016.Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works (RGC: 12, 32, 41, 45) › 32_Refereed conference paper (with ISBN/ISSN) › peer-review
