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T. Chattha, 2M. K. Ishfaq, 3Y. Huang, and 3S. J. Boyes,
Dept. of Electrical, Electronics and Telecom.Eng., University of Engineering & Technology (Lahore),
Faisalabad Campus, Pakistan, 2Dept. of Telecom. Eng., G. C. University, Faisalabad, Pakistan, 3Dept.
of Electrical Eng. & Electronics, University of Liverpool, UK
University of Liverpool L69 3GJ, U.K.
h.chattha@liv.ac.uk, and yi.huang@liv.ac.uk
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1. INTRODUCTION
A considerable research has been done for the development
of ultra wideband (UWB) antennas for its high data rates,
low power consumption, wide bandwidth and simple
hardware configuration in application such as radio
frequency identification devices, sensor networks, radar and
positioning systems etc.The bandwidth allocated to UWB is
from 3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz by the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) in 2002 [1]. A good amount of printed
monopole UWB antennas exist in literature [2-7]. However,
the radiation patterns of these antennas are omni-directional.
Some UWB applications require antennas with
comparatively higher directivity than those of printed
monopole antennas. The planar inverted F antenna (PIFA) is
now widely used in mobile and portable radio applications
due to its simple design, lightweight, low-cost, conformal
nature and attractive radiation pattern[8-11]. The PIFA has
higher directivity as compared to the planar monopole
antennas which makes it more suitable for certain UWB
applications.
PIFA was generally considered a narrow-band antenna and a
significant amount of effort has been made to broaden its
bandwidth[12-14].Feik et al showed that diversely shaped feed
plates can be used to increase the impedance bandwidth up
to 25 % fractional bandwidth [15].
Wg
Z
Ground plane
W
Top plate
Dc1
Wf
Feed plate
tc3
Lg
tc2 h-d
Dc
CL
t
Ws
tc1
Feed
Fig. 1 Geometry of PIFA
2. ANTENNA CONFIGURATION
The configuration of the PIFA is shown in Fig. 1. The
radiating top plate has dimensions of WL and ground plane
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4. CONCLUSIONS
An UWB PIFA antenna is designed fabricated and tested
which covers nearly the entire UWB band from 3.4 GHz to
10.7 GHz with a fractional bandwidth of more than 100%.
REFERENCES
[1] Anon., FCC first report and order on ultra-wideband technology, Feb.
2002.
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printed monopole antenna: the planar inverted cone antenna (PICA), IEEE
Trans. Antennas Propagation, Vol.52, pp.1361-1365, May 2004
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Propagation Conference 2007, pp.249 252, April 2007
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Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference
Proceedings Vol.1, pp.4, December 2005.
[5] H.G. Schantz, Planar elliptical element ultra-wideband dipole
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