Microwave and Optical Technology Letters
Volume 51, Issue 11 pp. 2554-2556

A compact wideband PIFA

K. L. Chung, 

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K. L. Chung

Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China

Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of ChinaSearch for more papers by this author
W. Y. Tam, 

W. Y. Tam

Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China

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H. K. Kan, 

H. K. Kan

RF Industries, 46 Corporate Boulevard, Bayswater Business Park, Bayswater 3153, Victoria, Australia

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First published: 25 August 2009
https://doi.org/10.1002/mop.24684
Citations: 10

Abstract

In this article we present a modified planar inverted-F antenna that is compact and has a wide impedance bandwidth. The antenna incorporates a T-shaped slot on the antenna and a folded patch to increase the path length of the antenna and hence improve its bandwidth. The 10-dB return loss bandwidth of the antenna is 81.3% and exhibits quasi omni-directional far-field patterns. The overall dimension of the compact antenna is 34 mm × 8.0 mm × 8.0 mm. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 51: 2554–2556, 2009; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.24684

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