Radiating and balanced mode analysis of PIFA antennas

Journal article (2006)

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KR Boyle External organisation

L.P. Ligthart Microwave Technology and Systems for Radar

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Microwave Technology and Systems for Radar

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Microwave Technology and Systems for Radar

Abstract

This paper presents a radiating and balanced mode anallysis of plannar inverted F antennas (PIFAs) mounted on wave-length-scale printed circuit boards (PCBs). The radiating mode shows, in a direct way, the extent to which the PCB influences both radiation and bandwidth. The balanced mode shows that the shorting pin acts as an impedance transformer in combination with a parallel reactance. Importantly, it can also be used to show that slots in the PIFA top plate nominally provide series reactance when the slot opening is close to feed Understanding of this behavior allows bandwidth improvements to be realized. It also allows dual-band antennas to be designed in a straightforward manner.