Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: A textile antenna with an electric bandgap (EBG) structure for body surface wave enhancement is proposed. The proposed antenna is composed of a centre‐fed circular patch to generate the TM 01 mode and an EBG structure near the patch to guide the TM wave along the horizontal surface ( θ = 90°). Considering the wearability, the antenna has been fabricated using only textile materials such as conductive textiles, conductive thread, and a leather substrate, and has an enhanced radiated field along the surface direction in the 5.8 GHz industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) band for on‐body communication. The proposed antenna has a diameter of 1.98 λ 0 and a thickness of 0.058 λ 0 at 5.8 GHz.
Source: Electronics Letters
DOI: 10.1049/el.2015.1022
Authors: Jinpil Tak, Youngtaek Hong, Jaehoon Choi
Institution: Hanyang University
Language: English
Topic: Antenna Design and Analysis
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Award: G8153141008
OpenAlex ID: W2198632484