Abstract
A textile bandwidth-enhanced half-mode substrate-integrated cavity (HMSIC) antenna based on embroidered shorting vias is designed. Based on the simulated results of the basic HMSIC antenna, two embroidered hollow posts with square cross-sections are added as shorting vias at the intersections of the zero-E traces of the TM210HM and TM020HM modes to shift the TM010HM-mode band to merge with the bands of the higher-order modes for bandwidth enhancement. A prototype is practically fabricated based on computerized embroidery techniques. Measurement results show that the prototype is of an expanded −10 dB impedance band of 4.87~6.17 GHz (23.5% fractional bandwidth), which fully covers the 5 GHz wireless local area network (WLAN) band. The simulated radiation efficiency and maximum gain of the proposed antenna are above 97% and 7.6 dBi, respectively. Furthermore, simulations and measurements prove its robust frequency response characteristic in the proximity of the human tissues or in bending conditions, and the simulations of the specific absorption rate (SAR) prove its electromagnetic safety on the human body.
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