Characterization of small planar antennas for UWB mobile terminals

This paper presents an extensive investigations to characterize antennas for small UWB mobile terminals. Two small planar UWB antennas (slot antenna and printed monopole antenna) were designed, using a full-wave electromagnetic finite difference time domain (FDTD) method. The UWB slot antenna has a size of 32 × 29 mm, the monopole antenna size is 20 × 36.75 mm. Both antennas were characterized using true UWB parameters, such as antenna transfer functions, fidelity, and pulse energy spread. We have investigated angular-dependence of antenna characteristics over the entire radiation sphere. Spatially averaged transfer functions were introduced to disclose antenna characteristics for different solid angles in the radiation sphere. We have also shown the difference in transient characteristics of antenna in transmitting (Tx) and receiving (Rx) mode. Finally, we have investigated the Tx/Rx antenna system, where any relative orientation between Tx and Rx antenna was assumed to be equally probable. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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