AN EFFECTIVE SAR REDUCTION TECHNIQUE OF A COMPACT MEANDER LINE ANTENNA FOR WEARABLE APPLICATIONS

In this paper, a symmetrically structured meander line antenna placed around a T-shaped junction with truncated ground planes is proposed for wearable applications. The designed antenna has a percentage bandwidth of 69.04% covering the GSM 1800 band industrial scientific and medical (ISM) 2.4–2.5 GHz band, 4G LTE band 7 (2.5–2.69 GHz). The antenna is compact in nature with a size of 30×40×1.6 mm3. SAR reduction is achieved without the attachment of any additional unit. It is found that the application of designed truncated ground planes around positions of high electric field (E-field) region is an effective solution for reduction of Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) significantly through field cancellation technique. Maximum temperature elevation due to electromagnetic wave absorption has also been computed. The antenna is simulated over a homogenous human dry skin model as well as over a head model. The proposed design is fabricated and measured, and it is found to be compatible for real world applications while considering its miniaturization, radiation patterns and SAR limitations.