Affiliation:
1. Electronics and Communication Department, NITTTR Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India
Abstract
Abstract:
In this article, a Planar Inverted F Antenna (PIFA) has been designed using low-cost
commercially available transparent laminated sheets. Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis is
used to acquire the element composition of the transparent laminated sheet.
Methods:
The flexibility is attained using a market-available low-cost Polyethylene Terephthalate
(PET) sheet as a substrate. The dielectric properties of this non-conventional laminated sheet need
to be identified for antenna design and the microstrip ring resonator test method is used to determine
the dielectric properties of the multilayer PET sheets.
Results:
The linear match has been observed on multilayer laminated PET sheets for dielectric
properties and radiation characteristics. Adhesive copper foil of a thickness of 0.08 mm has been
used as for conducting layer on the PET lamination sheet. As per the literature survey, it is evident
that this is the first attempt to use the reported methodology for PIFA design application. The gain
of proposed antenna is 5.2dB.
Conclusion:
The designed flexible antenna has been developed for wearable and IoT applications
in 2.45 GHz ISM band. A good match has been observed between the simulated and measured
characteristics.
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Subject
Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials