Ultra-wideband planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) for mobile phone frequencies and ultra-wideband applications

Ricardo Gómez-Villanueva, Roberto y.Miranda Linares, José A. Tirado-Méndez, Hildeberto Jardón-Aguilar

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Abstract

A new planar inverted-F antenna with a very large bandwidth starting from 817 MHz to 11.5 GHz (VSWR < 3) is proposed as an alternative for high performance mobile phones intended to cover the major part of the mobile phone frequencies worldwide as well as the ultra-wideband (UWB) frequency range. A prototype of the antenna was constructed and the reflection coefficient and radiation patterns were measured to demonstrate an adequate radiation performance. The antenna dimensions of 4 × 2.5 × 0.5 cm3 are compatible with the requirements imposed by the most recent commercially available smartphones. Besides, the easy construction without a matching network or a complicated geometry is an additional feature that can be reflected in low fabrication cost.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)109-120
Number of pages12
JournalProgress In Electromagnetics Research C
Volume43
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013

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