A tablet computer antenna array for WWAN/LTE and LTE MIMO operations is proposed. The antenna array comprises a main antenna and an auxiliary antenna. The main antenna is an eight-band coupled-fed antenna, which can cover the GSM850/900/1800/1900/UMTS and LTE700/2300/2700 operations. The auxiliary antenna is a three-band antenna, which can cover the LTE700/2300/2500 operation and occupies a small size. Acceptable isolation between the main and auxiliary antennas has also been obtained, which makes it promising for the main and auxiliary antennas to perform LTE MIMO operation in the LTE700/2300/2500 bands. Effects of the internal tablet computer antenna on the user¡¦s body are also studied. The obtained results show that the antenna can meet the 1-g body SAR specification of less than 1.6 W/kg by selecting a proper distance between the antenna and the flat phantom. Also, since the user¡¦s body is a lossy material, a decrease in the antenna¡¦s radiation efficiency is observed when the user¡¦s body is in the vicinity of the internal antenna.

In this thesis, WWAN/LTE and LTE MIMO antennas for ultrabook computers are presented. The MIMO antenna system comprises an eight-band LTE/WWAN antenna and a three-band LTE antenna. The bandwidth of the eight-band LTE/WWAN antenna is enhanced by using an embedded parallel resonant circuit, which can result in dual-resonance excitation of the lowest resonant mode of the antenna. The bandwidth of the antenna¡¦s lower band can hence cover the LTE700/GSM850/900 operation. A design technique of improving the isolation of the MIMO antenna system is also presented. The isolation enhancement is obtained by embedding a 0.5-wavelength slot in the conductive supporting plate of the upper cover of the ultrabook computer. The embedded slot can attract the excited surface currents in the conductive supporting plate and decrease the coupling between the MIMO antennas through the coupling of the surface currents. The isolation between the MIMO antennas can hence be enhanced. Moreover, this technique will not lead to decreased radiation efficiency and impedance matching of the MIMO antennas, which is attractive for practical applications.