scholarly journals Design of a liquid crystal beam‐steerable antenna with characteristic mode analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Shu ◽  
Yueping Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Mode Analysis ◽  
Characteristic Mode ◽  
Steerable Antenna

scholarly journals Bandwidth Optimization of a Textile PIFA with DGS Using Characteristic Mode Analysis

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 2516
Author(s):  
Bashar Bahaa Qas Elias ◽  
Ping Jack Soh ◽  
Azremi Abdullah Al-Hadi ◽  
Prayoot Akkaraekthalin ◽  
Guy A. E. Vandenbosch
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Body Area Network ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
The Body ◽  
Mode Analysis ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Defected Ground Structure ◽  
Characteristic Mode ◽  
Antenna Structure ◽  
Rectangular Patch ◽  
Conventional Optimization

This work presents the design and optimization of an antenna with defected ground structure (DGS) using characteristic mode analysis (CMA) to enhance bandwidth. This DGS is integrated with a rectangular patch with circular meandered rings (RPCMR) in a wearable format fully using textiles for wireless body area network (WBAN) application. For this integration process, both CMA and the method of moments (MoM) were applied using the same electromagnetic simulation software. This work characterizes and estimates the final shape and dimensions of the DGS using the CMA method, aimed at enhancing antenna bandwidth. The optimization of the dimensions and shape of the DGS is simplified, as the influence of the substrates and excitation is first excluded. This optimizes the required time and resources in the design process, in contrast to the conventional optimization approaches made using full wave “trial and error” simulations on a complete antenna structure. To validate the performance of the antenna on the body, the specific absorption rate is studied. Simulated and measured results indicate that the proposed antenna meets the requirements of wideband on-body operation.

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