Low-profile enhanced-B and width PIFA antennas for wireless communications packaging

Kathleen L. Virga, Yahya Rahmat-Samii

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Abstract

The development of small integrated antennas plays a significant role in the progress of the rapidly expanding military and commercial communications applications. The recent advances in RF and microwave high-density circuit packaging technologies in multifunction wireless communications systems have called for the parallel development of compact and efficient antennas that can be used over a wide frequency range. This paper addresses the development and characterization of several low-profile and integrated antennas with enhanced bandwidth for wireless communications systems. The new radiators are developed by adding parasitic elements or tuning devices to a familiar integrated antenna-the planar inverted F antenna (PIFA). Simulations based upon the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method and method of moments (MoM) are used to model the performance of the antennas. Comparisons with measured results on fabricated antenna structures are provided for simulations validation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1879-1888
Number of pages10
JournalIEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
Volume45
Issue number10 PART 2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997

Keywords

  • Broad-band antennas
  • Conformai antennas
  • FDTD
  • Mom
  • PIFA
  • Wireless communications

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiation
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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