Tunable PIFA slot antenna for mobile handset and WLAN applications (original) (raw)

2012, Proceedings of 6th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2012

A compact planar inverted F antenna (PIFA) with a tunable frequency response is presented. Tuning of the resonant frequency is realized by loading a varactor on an embedded slot of the proposed antenna structure without further optimizing other antenna geometry parameters. The antenna exhibits a wide frequency range from 1570 to 2600 MHz with a good impedance matching (S11 ≤-10dB) covering the GPS, PCS, DCS, UMTS, WLAN and LTE systems. To validate the theoretical model and design concept, the antenna prototype was fabricated and measured. The compact size of the antenna is 15 mm × 8 mm × 3 mm, which makes this antenna a good candidate for mobile handset and wireless communication applications.

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