Miniaturized Wearable Antennas with Improved Radiation Efficiency Using Magneto-dielectric Composites

被引:9
作者
Al-Sehemi, Abdullah [1 ,2 ]
Al-Ghamdi, Ahmed [3 ]
Dishovsky, Nikolay [4 ]
Atanasov, Nikolay [5 ]
Atanasova, Gabriela [5 ]
机构
[1] King Khalid Univ, RCAMS, POB 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
[2] King Khalid Univ, Coll Sci, Dept Chem, POB 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
[3] King Abdulaziz Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Phys, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
[4] Univ Chem Technol & Met, Dept Polymer Engn, Sofia 1756, Bulgaria
[5] South West Univ Neofit Rilski, Fac Engn, Dept Commun & Comp Engn, Blagoevgrad 2700, Bulgaria
关键词
Wearable antenna; flexible antenna; microstrip antenna; miniaturization; magneto-dielectric composite; antenna performance; on-body performance; specific absorption rate; body-centric communications; COMPACT; SURFACE; DESIGN;
D O I
10.1080/03772063.2019.1643264
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In this paper, two miniaturized flexible wearable antennas based on a planar dipole with a reflector are proposed and investigated. To realize miniaturization, the concept of magneto-dielectric (MD) composite materials was chosen. Numerical and experimental analyses were carried out to investigate the antenna performance (radiation efficiency, gain, and bandwidth) in the free space and on a tissue-equivalent phantom. Results demonstrated that MD composites are beneficial for wearable antenna miniaturization (up to 36%) and radiation efficiency improvement (up to 65% in free space and up to 23% on-body). Moreover, the antennas exhibit a low specific absorption rate.
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页码:1157 / 1167
页数:11
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