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A miniaturized dual band bow‐tie microstrip antenna for implantable and wearable telemedicine applications
Author(s) -
Rucker Daniel G.,
AlRizzo Hussain M.,
Wolverton Michael J.,
Khaleel Haider R.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.26523
Subject(s) - microstrip , electrical engineering , microwave , multi band device , antenna (radio) , microstrip antenna , ground plane , radiation pattern , wearable computer , reflection coefficient , engineering , dipole antenna , acoustics , optics , physics , telecommunications , embedded system
In this article, a miniaturized dual band, multislotted bow‐tie microstrip antenna for wearable telemedicine applications involving a bidirectional wireless link between implantable and wearable systems is proposed. The number, size, and position of the slots, center width, as well as the size of the ground plane, were selected to control the TM 30 mode such that the antenna resonates at the desired frequencies and provides the radiation patterns for the intended application. The antenna operates with a dipole‐like radiation pattern in the 915 MHz band and a broadside radiation pattern in the 2.45 GHz band. The reflection coefficient and far‐field radiation patterns were measured and compared against the simulated results. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett, 54:365–369, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.26523