Small square meander-line antennas with reduced ground plane size for multimedia WSN nodes

Kakoyiannis, CG; Stamatiou, G; Constantinou, P

dc.contributor.author	Kakoyiannis, CG	en
dc.contributor.author	Stamatiou, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Constantinou, P	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:46:32Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:46:32Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/32696
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dc.subject	Sensor Network	en
dc.subject.other	Antenna configurations	en
dc.subject.other	Bandwidth constraint	en
dc.subject.other	Electrical performance	en
dc.subject.other	Fractional bandwidths	en
dc.subject.other	GHz frequencies	en
dc.subject.other	Ground plane size	en
dc.subject.other	Meander line	en
dc.subject.other	Meander line antennas	en
dc.subject.other	Multimedia sensor networks	en
dc.subject.other	Printed antenna	en
dc.subject.other	Radiation efficiency	en
dc.subject.other	RF ground	en
dc.subject.other	Wide-band	en
dc.subject.other	Bandwidth	en
dc.subject.other	Multimedia systems	en
dc.subject.other	Radiators	en
dc.subject.other	Sensor networks	en
dc.subject.other	Antennas	en
dc.title	Small square meander-line antennas with reduced ground plane size for multimedia WSN nodes	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.secondary	5068101	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	We developed four wideband printed antennas at 2.5 GHz, focusing on printed Meander-Line Monopoles (MLMs), which were optimized according to the size and bandwidth constraints of multimedia sensor networks. Printed elements form a unified radiator with the RF ground plane of the device. We show that this overall radiator can become very efficient and small when designed asymmetrically. Electrical performance was characterized in terms of electrical size, fractional bandwidth, and broadband total radiation efficiency. The results show that MLMs can outperform more involved antenna configurations, and they can easily reach bandwidths on the order of 30% The meander-line antenna having a GND plane size of 27 mm × 18 mm (0.22λ0 × 0.15λ0) provided peak overall performance in the 2-3 GHz frequency range.	en
heal.journalName	European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2009, Proceedings	en
dc.identifier.spage	2411	en
dc.identifier.epage	2415	en