Yes / A Novel design of a curved single-layered frequency selective surface with an 11 × 11 array of a 13 × 13 mm-sized unit cell has been merged with a miniaturized, CPW-fed ultra-wideband monopole of dimensions (20 × 25 mm2) for gain enhancement. The suggested prototype, crafted on an FR-4 dielectric substrate and demonstrates a very broad bandwidth starting from 2.66 to 17.98 GHz (148%), which covers the entire UWB frequency band. The combined antenna-curved FSS reflector shows a very important gain improvement from 0.2–5.4 dB to 8.8–14.9 dB, having a peak gain increase of 10 dB at 10.6 GHz. Basic design features were studied and discussed through simulations, yielding promising results The proposed structure can be used in UWB and GPR applications. / The full-text of this article will be released for public view at the end of the publisher embargo on 31 Oct 2024.

As ubiquitous wireless communication becomes part of life, the demand on antenna miniaturization and interference reduction becomes more extreme. However, antenna size and performance are limited by radiation physics, not technology. In order to understand antenna radiation and energy storage mechanisms, classical and alternative viewpoints of radiation are discussed. Unlike the common sense of classical antenna radiation, it is shown that the entire antenna fields contribute to both radiation and energy storage with varying total energy velocity during the radiation process. These observations were obtained through investigating impedance, power, the Poynting vector, and energy velocity of a radiating antenna. Antenna transfer functions were investigated to understand the real-world challenges in antenna design and overall performance. An extended model, using both the singularity expansion method and spherical mode decomposition, is introduced to analyze the characteristics of various antenna types including resonant, frequency-independent, and ultra-wideband antennas. It is shown that the extended model is useful to understand real-world antennas. Observations from antenna radiation physics and transfer function modeling lead to both corrections and extension of the classical fundamental-limit theory on antenna size. Both field and circuit viewpoints of the corrected limit theory are presented. The corrected theory is extended for multi-mode excitation cases and also for ultra-wideband and frequency-independent antennas. Further investigation on the fundamental-limit theory provides new innovations, including a low-Q antenna design approach that reduces antenna interference issues and a generalized approach for designing an antenna close to the theoretical-size limit. Design examples applying these new approaches with simulations and measurements are presented. The extended limit theory and developed antenna design approaches will find many applications to optimize compact antenna solutions with reduced near-field interactions. / Ph. D.

This thesis focuses on mobile phones antenna design with brief description about the historical development, basic parameters and the types of antennas which are used in mobile phones. Mobile phones antenna design section consists of two proposed PIFA antennas. The first design concerns a single band antenna with resonant frequency at GPS frequency (1.575GHz). The first model is designed with main consideration that is to have the lower possible PIFA single band dimensions with reasonable return loss (S11) and the efficiencies. Second design concerns in a wideband PIFA antenna which cover the range from 1800MHz to 2600MHz. This range covers certain important bands: GSM (1800MHz & 1900MHz), UMTS (2100MHz), Bluetooth & Wi-Fi (2.4GHz) and LTE system (2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, and 2.6GHz). The wideband PIFA design is achieved by using slotted ground plane technique. The simulations for both models are performed in COMSOL Multiphysics.  The last two parts of the thesis present the problems of mobile phones antenna. Starting with Specific absorption rate (SAR) problem, efficiency of Mobile phones antenna, and hand-held environment.

Thesis (MScEng)-- Stellenbosch University, 2013. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis presents a thorough study of the printed sinuous antenna and its characterisation as a feed for re ector antenna applications. Two di erent techniques are used in this study, namely a parametric study and an e cient surrogate based optimisation strategy. A planar sinuous antenna over a re ecting ground plane, with no absorber lining, is designed following a parameter study from which e ective design guidelines are derived. The designed prototype displays a bandwidth ratio of more than 3 : 1 from 1:9􀀀6:2 GHz, at a measured return loss of 10 dB, representing a signi cant improvement over the octave band previously achieved with a similar antenna. An optimisation based approach is followed in formally investigating a conical sinuous antenna over a re ecting ground plane. An e cient surrogate based optimisation strategy, in which the antenna's response is approximated by a Kriging model, is used. The search for optimal design parameters as well as improvements in the accuracy of the Kriging model is accomplished by using expected improvement as the in ll sampling criterion. The antenna is optimised for return loss, aperture e ciency for a prime-focus paraboloid re ector as well as cross-polarisation and results from the optimisation are used to derive e ective design guidelines and performance limitations. The investigations are conducted for the 2 􀀀 6 GHz band and the obtained results can be easily applied for designs with wider bandwidths. Simulation results reveal improved return loss, aperture e ciency and cross-polarisation performances compared to what has previously been reported for this antenna. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie tesis bied 'n deeglike studie van die gedrukte stroombaanbord sinuous antenna, sowel as die karakterisering daarvan as voer vir re ektor antenna toepassings. Twee verskillende tegnieke word gebruik, naamlik 'n parametriese studie en 'n surrogaat-gebaseerde optimering strategie. E ektiewe doeleindes vir die ontwerp is van 'n parameter studie afgelei, waarvolgends 'n planêre sinuous antenna met 'n weerkaatsingsgrondvlak ontwerp is sonder enige absorberende materiale. Die prototipe vertoon beter as 'n 3 : 1 bandwydte van 1:9 GHz tot 6:2 GHz teen 'n gemete weerkaatsingskoë siënt van beter as 􀀀10 dB, wat dui op 'n aansienlike verbetering teenoor die oktaaf bandwydte wat voorheen met 'n soorgelyke antenna bereik is. 'n Optimering-gebaseerde benadering is gebruik om ondersoek in te stel in die gebruik van 'n koniese sinuous antenna met 'n weerkaatsingsgrondvlak. 'n Doeltre ende surrogaat-gebaseerde optimeering strategie is gebruik, waar die antenna se weergawe deur 'n Kriging model benader word. Die verwagte verbetering is gebruik as maatstaf in die soektog vir optimale ontwerpsparameters, sowel as om die akkuraatheid van die Kriging model te verbeter. Die antenna is geoptimeer vir sy weerkaatsingskoë siënt, stralingsvlak e ektiwiteit for 'n paraboloïed antenna sowel as kruispolarisasie. Resultate van die optimering is gebruik om e ektiewe riglyne vir die ontwerp en grense vir die werkverrigting op te stel. Die antenna is ondersoek vir die 2 tot 6 GHz frekwensieband en die resultate wat verkry is kan maklik op ontwerpe met selfs wyer bandwydtes toegepas word. Simulasie resultate dui op 'n verbetering in weerkaatsingskoë siënt, stralingsvlak e ektiwiteit en kruispolarisasie in vergelyking met wat berig is vir hierdie antenna.

Abstract In this dissertation, the operation of planar impulse radio (IR) ultra wideband (UWB) antennas is examined for use in wireless body area networks (WBANs). The objective of the thesis is to consider electromagnetic phenomena due to coupling between an antenna and human body tissues and to analyse the challenges of wideband radiators. The aim is to understand the fundamental behaviour of an antenna in a WBAN, focusing on off-body and on-body communications. The thesis premises follow the international WBAN standard 802.15.6-2012 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) and the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) UWB regulations (3.1–10.6 GHz). In the examinations, the frequency-dependent modelling of human tissues is considered. The impact of the variation of tissue layer thickness on the performance of an antenna is depicted. The demonstration of the impact of antenna input power is given in terms of generation of heat in tissues and specific absorption rate (SAR). In order to theoretically contemplate the effect of reflections due to tissues on antenna patterns, the opportunities to influence polarization with an artificially anisotropic substrate are derived. With the proposed method, not earlier proposed for WBAN antennas, the smooth patterns without pattern minima can be achieved over the FCC UWB bandwidth. In addition, a theoretical two-path model is applied to the estimation of the antenna pattern shape close to tissues. Various antenna parameters are explored as a function of the use distance to tissue surface to demonstrate the behaviour in the vicinity of a body. The size of the reactive near-field is an important factor for the evaluation of satisfactory on-body performance. The proportions of absorption, mismatch and body losses are analysed close to a body. The connection between the complex input impedance and the dimensions of planar antennas is analysed by using lumped-element equivalent circuits. The impact of the actual width and length of the radiator on the impedance behaviour is presented for the first time. In addition, impedance is analysed in terms of capacitance, inductance and resistance within the reactive near-field for the first time. In order to understand the impact of tissues close to the antenna, the parasitic components for the stages in equivalents are proposed. / Tiivistelmä Tässä väitöskirjassa tarkastellaan laajakaistaisten impulssiradioantennien (IR-UWB) toimintaa langattomissa kehoverkoissa (WBAN). Työn tavoitteena on tarkastella antennin ja ihmiskudoksen kytkeytymisestä johtuvia sähkömagneettisia ilmiöitä ja analysoida laajakaistaisen säteilijän haasteet. Päämääränä on ymmärtää antennin suorituskyky kontekstissa ja kohdeympäristöksi on fokusoitu toiminta kehon pinnalla (on-body) ja keholta poispäin seuraavaan liityntäpisteeseen (off-body). Tutkimustyö pohjautuu IEEE802.15.6-2012-standardiin sekä FCC:n UWB -säännöksiin. Väitöstyössä tarkastellaan taajuusriippuvan ihmiskudoksen mallintamista. Ihmiskudoskerrosten paksuuden vaikutusta antennin suorituskykyyn tutkitaan simuloimalla. Lisäksi tarkastellaan antennin syöttötehon vaikutusta kudoksen lämpiämisen ja tehon absorboitumisen näkökulmasta. Kehon aiheuttamien heijastusten vaikutusta säteilykuvioihin tarkastellaan teoreettisesti ja lisäksi esitetään menetelmä vaikuttaa antennin summapolarisaation kautta säteilykuvion muotoon keinotekoisella epäisotrooppisella substraatilla. Ehdotetulla menetelmällä, mitä ei ole aiemmin kirjallisuudessa esitetty kehoantenneille, voidaan minimoida nollakohtia ja saavuttaa tasainen säteilykuvio FCC UWB -taajuuskaistan yli. Kaksitie-mallia sovelletaan säteilykuvion muodon ennustamiseen kehon läheisyydessä. Useita antenniparametreja havainnollistetaan antennin käyttöetäisyyden funktiona ihmiskudoksesta. Antennin reaktiivisen lähikentän koko on tärkeä tekijä kehoantennille riittävän suorituskyvyn saavuttamiseksi. Absorptio-, epäsovitus- ja kehohäviöiden osuudet edelleen eritellään ja analysoidaan työssä. Työssä tutkitaan kompleksisen syöttöimpedanssin ja antennin fyysisten mittojen yhteyttä hyödyntämällä erilliskomponenteilla muodostettuja vastinpiirejä. Ensimmäistä kertaa antennin käytännön leveyden ja pituuden muutos esitetään suhteessa impedanssikäyttäytymiseen. Impedanssin muutos analysoidaan kapasitanssin, induktanssin ja resistanssin funktiona antennin reaktiivisen lähikentän alueella. Jotta kudoksen vaikutus antennin läheisyydessä voitaan ottaa suunnittelussa huomioon, työssä esitetään tarvittavat parasiittiset komponentit vastinkytkentöjen sarja- ja rinnanasteisiin.

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Yes / Empirical results of an electrically small printed monopole antenna is described with fractional bandwidth of 185% (115 MHz–2.90 GHz) for return-loss better than 10 dB, peak gain and radiation efficiency at 1.45 GHz of 2.35 dBi and 78.8%, respectively. The antenna geometry can be approximated to a back-to-back triangular shaped patch structure that is excited through a common feed-line with a meander-line T-shape divider. The truncated ground-plane includes a central stub located underneath the feed-line. The impedance bandwidth of the antenna is enhanced with the inclusion of meander-line slots in the patch and four double split-ring resonators on the underside of the radiating patches. The antenna radiates approximately omnidirectionally to provide coverage over a large part of VHF, whole of UHF, entire of L-band and some parts of S-band. The antenna has dimensions of 48.32×43.72×0.8 mm3, which is corresponding with the electrical size of 0.235λ_0×0.211λ_0×0.003λ_0, where λ_0 is free-space wavelength at 1.45 GHz. The proposed low-profile low-cost antenna is suitable for application in wideband wireless communications systems. / H2020-MSCA-ITN-2016 SECRET-722424 and UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) under grant EP/E022936/1

In this thesis, the study mainly focuses on the current trends in development of compact multi-media mobile phone and provides a wideband monopole antenna design suitable for application in wireless communicating system in the near future. By utilizing the planar monopole antenna structure, the proposed antenna design is easy to be embedded into the mobile phone. Further, by using a shielding metal cover, we create a zone with low surface current distribution. This effect will reduce the electromagnetic coupling between the antenna and the electronic elements and make it possible to integrate more related elements into the mobile phones. Finally, we use the simulation software to analyze the dielectric effect caused by the casing of mobile phone and human body on the proposed antenna.

Passive sensors that vary its impedance per measured parameter may be used with surface acoustic wave (SAW) reflective transducers (SRT) for wireless acquisition of the measurand. The device is composed of two transducers, where one, which may be attached to an antenna, is used to launch the wave within the device substrate, and the other is where the sensor load is attached to. The latter is able to reflect the incident wave. How much power is reflected is determined by the attached sensor load. Amplitude variations as well as peak frequency variations of the SRT reflectivity response are explored in this thesis. SAW passive temperature sensors with an orthogonal frequency coded (OFC) time response were previously investigated and prove to be ideal for use in harsh environments. Each sensor is distinguishable from the other due to the OFC code embedded within its time response. However, this coding technique poses a difficulty in designing antennas for the sensor due to its inherently wide bandwidth, and capacitive, non-uniform input impedance. This work covers antenna design and testing for the 250MHz wireless temperature acquisition prototype with a 28% fractional bandwidth, and for the 912MHz system which has 10% fractional bandwidth. Apart from the tag, antennas for the transmitter and receiver were designed for 50 Ohm matching with the required bandwidth maintained. Wireless temperature acquisition runs for the 250MHz prototype were successfully performed and show good agreement with measurements made by a thermocouple. Since a transceiver for the 912MHz system is not complete, the performance of the antennas was gauged by observing the signal transmitted wirelessly by the SAW tag and by comparing this with the sensor time response measured directly by a vector network analyzer.

Abstract This dissertation presents wideband and multi-element antennas for mobile applications. It is divided into the following main parts: modal theory, wideband antennas, multi-element antennas, and wideband multi-element antennas. The radiating fields are first studied in terms of spherical scalar and vector modes, and it is shown how these modes correlate with the characteristic current modes on a planar mobile ground plane. The theory part shows how it is possible to excite the same modes on a conventional sphere and a rectangular planar mobile ground plane. The theory refers to the novel wideband antenna structures presented in this dissertation, in terms of current and radiating modes. After studying the modes, the dissertation shows how to excite a radiating antenna mode within a wide frequency bandwidth. To gain this, two main approaches are taken. First, a quasi-complementary antenna (QCA) structure with an electric conductor and magnetic slot is presented, and its characteristics are studied. A QCA UWB antenna, and a QCA element excited with a monopole or a dipole, is presented. The QCA structure compensates for the imaginary part of the input impedance on wide frequency bandwidth, when, at the same time, the fundamental mode is excited to ensure good radiating properties. The second approach uses a symmetrical feeding with two antenna elements to gain a wide frequency bandwidth, the relative -6 dB impedance bandwidth between 37.5–80%. When a field is symmetrically coupled to the conducting ground plane, the excitation avoids the awakening of higher order modes which might disturb the performance of the antenna. It is also shown, by using multiple feeding elements, that the excitation of orthogonal higher order modes on a small radiating ground plane is possible. As the modes are orthogonal to each other, they present a very low correlation. By using this kind of approach, radiation pattern diversity can be obtained in mobile applications within a small volume. On the other hand, when combining two QCA elements to a one multi-element antenna structure, a wideband diversity antenna with an 87.5% relative -6 dB impedance bandwidth, and a wideband MIMO antenna with a 95.0% relative -6 dB impedance bandwidth, are presented with excellent radiation and correlation properties. Also mutual coupling is need to be counted when multi-element antennas are designed. When designing an efficient radiator, it is important to consider an antenna feeding in terms of wideband impedance matching and wideband baluns, not to spoil the antenna performance. The efficient antenna structures and feeding mechanisms are obtained by using commercial 3D electromagnetic simulators to find the desired wideband antenna characteristics. Prototype antennas are measured in most of the presented structures to show their functionality in real. In general, the dissertation presents wideband antenna structures with radiating antenna modes excited on a planar conducting ground plane. The idea is to find structures and feeding mechanisms to excite the fundamental mode, or a certain radiating antenna mode, at a wide frequency bandwidth, by avoiding the excitation of higher order modes which might disturb the antenna performance. It is also shown that, by using multiple feeding elements, it is possible to excite higher order modes on a small antenna. / Tiivistelmä Väitöskirjassa esitetään uusia laajakaistaisia ja monielementtiantenneja matkaviestimiin. Väitöskirja koostuu neljästä pääalueesta: pintavirtojen muototeoria, laajakaistaiset antennit, monielementtiantennit sekä laajakaistaiset monielementtiantennit. Teoriaosassa säteilykenttiä on aluksi tutkittu pallon pinnalla sekä skalaaripotentiaaleina että pintavirtavektoreina, jonka jälkeen niitä on verrattu mobiilin laitteen maatason ominaispintavirtojen synnyttämiin säteilykenttiin. Teoriaosassa osoitetaan, että pallon pinnalla sekä tasomaisella suorakaiteen muotoisella pinnalla on mahdollista herättää samat säteilykentät. Myöhemmin väitöskirjassa esitettävien uudenlaisten antennirakenteiden ominaisuuksia verrataan teoriaosassa esitettyihin pintavirtoihin ja säteilykenttiin. Teoriaosuuden jälkeen osoitetaan miten säteilevä sähkömagneettinen kenttä saadaan herätettyä laajalla taajuusalueella. Tähän on otettu kaksi eri lähestymistapaa, joista ensimmäisessä esitellään ja tutkitaan kvasikomplementaarista antennirakennetta (QCA). Kvasikomplementaarisessa antennirakenteessa sisääntuloimpedanssin imaginaariosa kompensoidaan yhdistämällä sähköinen johde ja magneettinen rako samaan antenniin. Samanaikaisesti perusmuoto herätetään laajalla taajuusalueella, jolla varmistetaan antennin hyvät säteilyominaisuudet koko toimintataajuusalueella. Toisessa lähestymistavassa käytetään kahta symmetrisesti asetettua antennielementtiä, joita syötetään symmetrisesti samalla amplitudilla ja vaiheella. Kun sähkömagneettinen kenttä herätetään symmetrisesti, korkeamman kertaluvun muotojen herättäminen voidaan välttää laajalla taajuusalueella. Symmetrisesti syötetyillä antennirakenteilla saavutettu -6 dB suhteellinen impedanssikaistanleveys on 37.5–80 %. Useita syöttöelementtejä käytettäessä voidaan mobiilin laitteen maatasossa herättää yhdellä pistetaajuudella monta toisistaan riippumatonta säteilykenttää. Koska herätetyt kentät ovat toisistaan riippumattomia, on niiden välinen korrelaatio myös pieni. Kyseisellä rakenteella on mahdollista toteuttaa säteilykuviodiversiteetti erittäin pienessä tilassa, kuten matkapuhelimessa. Toisaalta, kun yhdistetään kaksi QCA-elementtiä yhdeksi monielementtiratkaisuksi, voidaan toteuttaa laajakaistainen diversiteettiantenni, jonka suhteellinen -6 dB impedanssikaistanleveys on 87.5 %. Vastaavasti kahdella laajakaistaisella QCA-elementillä toteutetulla MIMO-ratkaisulla päästään 95 % suhteelliseen -6 dB impedanssikaistanleveyteen. Molemmilla ratkaisuilla on erittäin hyvät säteilyominaisuudet sekä alhainen korrelaatio ja pieni keskinäiskytkentä antennielementtien välillä. Suunniteltaessa toimivaa laajakaistaista antennirakennetta, on tärkeää ottaa huomioon antennisyötön impedanssisovitus, jotta antennin suorituskyky ei heikkenisi. Lisäksi balansoidussa rakenteissa tulee olla laajakaistainen baluni, jolla vältetään säteilykuvion vääristyminen. Väitöskirjan syöttöratkaisuissa on käytetty kaupallisia sähkömagneettisia simulaattoreita, joilla antennirakenne voidaan mallintaa kolmiulotteisesti, ja joilla laajakaistainen syöttö saadaan optimoitua haluttuun antenniin. Suurin osa esitellyistä antennirakenteista on simulointien lisäksi myös mitattu, jolloin niiden toimivuus käytännössä pystytään todentamaan rakentamalla prototyyppiantenni. Yleisesti väitöskirjassa esitellään tasomaisia antenniratkaisuja johtavassa maatasossa, joissa säteilevät pintavirrat herätetään mahdollisimman laajalla taajuusalueella. Ideana on löytää laajakaistaisia antenni- ja syöttörakenteita, joilla saadaan herätettyä perusmuoto tai jokin muu haluttu muoto. Ajatuksena on välttää korkeamman kertaluvun muotojen herättäminen, jotka voivat pilata antennin suorituskyvyn. Väitöskirjassa osoitetaan myös, että pienikokoisella antennilla on mahdollista herättää korkeamman kertaluvun muotoja pistetaajuudella käyttämällä useita heräte-elementtejä.