Open AccessLong‐term evolution/wireless wide area network monopole exciter antenna for slim laptop with full metal cover
Author(s) -
Chen S.C.,
Tsou Y.C.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
electronics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 1350-911X
DOI - 10.1049/el.2016.0327
Subject(s) - exciter , monopole antenna , antenna (radio) , electrical engineering , laptop , engineering , acoustics , physics , computer science , operating system
A monopole exciter antenna installed in the hinge slot region of a slim laptop with metal covers is presented. The exciter antenna comprises a feeding strip and a matching strip that form a two‐branched monopole structure. A small antenna size of 35 × 8 mm 2 enables installation in the hinge slot region between the upper metal cover and the base metal cover of a slim laptop. The proposed exciter antenna can be integrated with the metal surroundings (metal covers and metal hinges) to enhance the operating bandwidth and thus cover the long‐term evolution/wireless wide area network band with high radiation efficiency. The antenna efficiency is approximately 68–88% in the lower band and 52–78% in the upper band.