TY - GEN
T1 - A Conformal Wideband Antenna for Wearable Applications at Sub-6 GHz
T2 - 2023 International Telecommunications Conference, ITC-Egypt 2023
AU - John, Deepthi Mariam
AU - Ali, Tanweer
AU - Vincent, Shweta
AU - Pathan, Sameena
AU - Kumar, Praveen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 IEEE.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Over the past few decades, a significant focus has been paid to conformal antennas for various applications. The emergence of the fifth generation (5G) has been beneficial for such applications due to its high data rate, low latency, and high-speed communications. The sub-6 GHz 5G band is a better choice in the current scenario due to its wider coverage and low infiltration losses. In this article, a compact flexible wideband Sub-6 GHz antenna with a profile of 30× 24 × 0.25 mm3 is proposed for Sub-6 GHz 5G applications. Bending analysis of the antenna is performed over different bending degrees and the antenna shows acceptable performance even in bent conditions. Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) analysis of the antenna is performed with a three-layer tissue model and the SAR is found to be 0.836 W/kg and 0.391 W/kg for 10 g of tissue at 4.1 and 5.3 GHz respectively, which is less than the permissible international limits. The antenna is placed over a metallic helmet to understand the radiation characteristics of the antenna for wearable applications. Characteristic mode analysis of the proposed antenna is performed to study the physical phenomena of the antenna. The antenna has a gain of 2.62 and 3.46 dBi at 4.1 and 5.3 GHz, making it suitable for the above said application.
AB - Over the past few decades, a significant focus has been paid to conformal antennas for various applications. The emergence of the fifth generation (5G) has been beneficial for such applications due to its high data rate, low latency, and high-speed communications. The sub-6 GHz 5G band is a better choice in the current scenario due to its wider coverage and low infiltration losses. In this article, a compact flexible wideband Sub-6 GHz antenna with a profile of 30× 24 × 0.25 mm3 is proposed for Sub-6 GHz 5G applications. Bending analysis of the antenna is performed over different bending degrees and the antenna shows acceptable performance even in bent conditions. Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) analysis of the antenna is performed with a three-layer tissue model and the SAR is found to be 0.836 W/kg and 0.391 W/kg for 10 g of tissue at 4.1 and 5.3 GHz respectively, which is less than the permissible international limits. The antenna is placed over a metallic helmet to understand the radiation characteristics of the antenna for wearable applications. Characteristic mode analysis of the proposed antenna is performed to study the physical phenomena of the antenna. The antenna has a gain of 2.62 and 3.46 dBi at 4.1 and 5.3 GHz, making it suitable for the above said application.
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U2 - 10.1109/ITC-Egypt58155.2023.10206347
DO - 10.1109/ITC-Egypt58155.2023.10206347
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85169299899
T3 - 2023 International Telecommunications Conference, ITC-Egypt 2023
SP - 29
EP - 33
BT - 2023 International Telecommunications Conference, ITC-Egypt 2023
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 18 July 2023 through 20 July 2023
ER -