Precise measurement of input impedance and radiation efficiency of small loop antennas

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Ida ◽  
T. Fujisawa ◽  
K. Ito ◽  
J.-i. Takada
Keyword(s):  
Input Impedance ◽  
Precise Measurement ◽  
Radiation Efficiency ◽  
Small Loop ◽  
Loop Antennas

scholarly journals Design of an Electrically Small, Planar Quasi-Isotropic Antenna for Enhancement of Wireless Link Reliability under NLOS Channels

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (18) ◽  
pp. 6204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonapreetha Mohan Radha ◽  
Mingyu Jung ◽  
Pangun Park ◽  
Ick-Jae Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Directional Antennas ◽  
Radiation Efficiency ◽  
Line Of Sight ◽  
Delivery Ratio ◽  
Wireless Link ◽  
Received Signal Strength Indicator ◽  
Link Reliability ◽  
Receiving Antenna ◽  
Small Loop ◽  
Non Line Of Sight

The performance of wireless networks can be greatly influenced by the radiation pattern and polarization of the antennas at the nodes, especially when they are under non-line-of-sight (NLOS) channel environments. In this study, we designed a planar quasi-isotropic antenna based on the combination of a meandered electric dipole and an electrically small loop at a frequency of 2.45 GHz. Its electrical size (ka) is 0.47 and shows a gain deviation of 3.01 dB with radiation efficiency of 82.6% per the simulation. The performance of a wireless link under the line-of-sight and NLOS channels in an indoor environment was measured using the proposed quasi-isotropic antenna as a receiving antenna after validating its radiation and impedance properties experimentally (the measured gain deviation: 5.2 dB, the measured radiation efficiency: 79.2%). This study demonstrates that better properties are achieved using the quasi-isotropic antenna. The quasi-isotropic antenna shows an improved packet delivery ratio (PDR) and received signal strength indicator (RSSI) compared to the results using omni-directional antennas as a transmitting and receiving pair in the NLOS channels. To the best of our knowledge, the experimental validation of the enhancement of wireless link reliability using a quasi-isotropic antenna has not been reported before, and was first carried out in this study.

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