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Bandwidth Enhancement of Balanced Folded Loop Antenna Design for Mobile Handsets Using Genetic Algorithms

Yes / In this paper, a simple folded loop antenna (FLA) for handsets with relatively wide-
band impedance, designed and optimized using genetic algorithms (GA). The FLA dimensions
were optimized and evaluated using GA in collaboration with NEC-2 source code. Configuration of optimal FLA with excellent VSWR covering entirely the required GSM1800 frequency bands was found within the maximum generation. A prototype antenna was tested to verify and validate the GA-optimized antenna structure. The measured data have shown good agreement with predicted ones. Moreover, the capabilities of GA are shown as an e±cient optimisation tool for
selecting globally optimal parameters to be used in simulations with an electromagnetic antenna design code, seeking convergence to designated specifications.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/747
Date January 2008
CreatorsZhou, Dawei, Abd-Alhameed, Raed, Excell, Peter S.
Source SetsBradford Scholars
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeArticle
Rights© 2008 PIERS. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy.

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