TY - JOUR
T1 - UWB wearable antenna with full ground plane based on PDMS-embedded conductive fabric
AU - Simorangkir, Roy B. V. B.
AU - Kiourti, Asimina
AU - Esselle, Karu P.
PY - 2018/3
Y1 - 2018/3
N2 - A new flexible ultrawideband (UWB) antenna is presented for wearable
applications in the 3.7-10.3 GHz band, which is highly tolerant to human
body loading and physical deformation. The antenna exhibits a footprint
of 80 mm × 67 mm and is based on a simple microstrip structure with two
modified arc-shaped patches as the main radiator. A full ground plane
is maintained on the opposite side of the substrate to suppress antenna
loading from the underlying biological tissues and back radiation
directed toward the human body. For enhanced flexibility and robustness,
the proposed antenna is realized using conductive fabric embedded into
polydimethylsiloxane polymer. Promising simulation and experimental
results are presented for free-space and in-vitro wearable scenarios. To
our knowledge, this is the first UWB antenna with a full ground plane
that is concurrently highly tolerant to harsh operating conditions, such
as those encountered in wearable applications.
AB - A new flexible ultrawideband (UWB) antenna is presented for wearable
applications in the 3.7-10.3 GHz band, which is highly tolerant to human
body loading and physical deformation. The antenna exhibits a footprint
of 80 mm × 67 mm and is based on a simple microstrip structure with two
modified arc-shaped patches as the main radiator. A full ground plane
is maintained on the opposite side of the substrate to suppress antenna
loading from the underlying biological tissues and back radiation
directed toward the human body. For enhanced flexibility and robustness,
the proposed antenna is realized using conductive fabric embedded into
polydimethylsiloxane polymer. Promising simulation and experimental
results are presented for free-space and in-vitro wearable scenarios. To
our knowledge, this is the first UWB antenna with a full ground plane
that is concurrently highly tolerant to harsh operating conditions, such
as those encountered in wearable applications.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85040965054&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/LAWP.2018.2797251
DO - 10.1109/LAWP.2018.2797251
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85040965054
VL - 17
SP - 493
EP - 496
JO - IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
JF - IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
SN - 1536-1225
IS - 3
ER -