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Prof. Hao Ling Dr. Hosung Choo Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Problem
Limited Real Estate for Antennas in Wireless Terminals
Wireless PC Card (1.9 GHz) HF Communication (30 MHz)
2.7 cm x 5 cm
Impacts link quality, information throughput, range of coverage, and battery life.
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Bandwidth (%)
100 50 30 20 0.6
0.8
1.2
1.6
Size kr (=2(r/))
Solution
A class of electrically small, planar antennas with size kr in the range of 0.2 to 0.5
350 MHz (size kr=0.26)
3.5cm
PCS Card: 1.9 GHz 0.64 cm (vs. 3.9 cm) Tank Whip Antenna: 30 MHz 41 cm (vs. 2.5 m)
2.7 cm
Features
Small (size kr between 0.2 and 0.5) Easy to redesign to meet different requirements (frequency, bandwidth, size) Antennas are well-matched to 50-ohm RF systems Bandwidth and efficiency performances closely track the fundamental limits
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Optimized Shape
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10 9 8 7 6
1.0
0.8
5 4 3 2 1 0 394
3.5cm
396
398
400
402
404
406
408
410
Frequency (MHz)
Efficiency
VSWR
Circuit Model
Antenna feed
1.06e-8
Antenna body
M
C R
1.1308e-12 2.4
Z in = Z antenna +
feed
2M
Z antenna
body
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Bandwidth log(%)
Fundamental Limit
0.5
-0.5
-1 0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
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Benefits
Compact and planar. Easy to design and construct, low cost. Preserves link quality, coverage area, and battery life. Can be used as elements in a multi-antenna array to further improve link.
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Technology Differentiation
Smallest planar antennas having performance numbers that approach the fundamental limits. Highly flexible design methodology based on genetic algorithm.
Antenna Goubou (1976) Rogers (2001) Foltz (1998) Ours (2003) Size kr 1.00 0.68 0.63 0.2 - 0.5 Figure-of-Merit 0.80 0.66 0.58 0.2 - 0.4 Complexity 3 -D 3 -D 3 -D Planar
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Current Market
Wireless communications such as
Cellular handsets Other personal communications devices Game sets RFID tags and tracking devices Smart cards
Other applications
Automobile antennas Military applications
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30cm
0 Dry Soil Wet Soil -20 -40 -60 -80 -100 -120 -140
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102
103
104
Range (m)
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Intellectual property
UT provisional patent filed 6/12/03
Next steps
Continue to build up a portfolio of antenna patents License/beta customers/research $
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