Abstract
A novel vertical meandering technique to reduce the lateral size of a planar printed antenna is presented. It is implemented by dividing a conventional spiral patch into a different number of segments and placing them on different sides of the microwave substrate with vias as the connections. To confirm the validity of this technique, measured electrical performance and radiation characteristics of five antennas with different numbers of segments are compared. The smallest antenna is reduced in size by 84% when compared with the conventional printed spiral antenna.
Highlights
The topic of antenna miniaturization has been a subject of interest for more than half a century, but in recent years, it has attained significant attention because of an exorbitant demand for mobile wireless communication systems
It is implemented by dividing a conventional spiral patch into a different number of segments and placing them on different sides of the microwave substrate with vias as the connections
The smallest antenna is reduced in size by 84% when compared with the conventional printed spiral antenna
Summary
The topic of antenna miniaturization has been a subject of interest for more than half a century, but in recent years, it has attained significant attention because of an exorbitant demand for mobile wireless communication systems. A novel vertical meandering technique to reduce the lateral size of a planar printed antenna is presented. To confirm the validity of this technique, measured electrical performance and radiation characteristics of five antennas with different numbers of segments are compared. The smallest antenna is reduced in size by 84% when compared with the conventional printed spiral antenna.
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