- Title
- Design and evaluation of a compact antenna for implant-to-air UWB communication
- Creator
- Dissanayake , Tharaka; Yuce, Mehmet R.; Ho, Chee
- Relation
- IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters Vol. 8, p. 153-156
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/lawp.2009.2013370
- Publisher
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2009
- Description
- A compact, printed, capsule-shaped ultrawideband (UWB) antenna for biomedical implants is presented. The 10-dB return loss bandwidth of the proposed antenna is 3.5-4.5 GHz, which covers the recently proposed UWB for biomedical applications. The antenna matching has been optimized using CST Microwave Studio and verified by measurements. An optimized feed mechanism to reduce guided wavelength, as well as integration with other electronics, has been considered in the antenna design. Radiation performance has been evaluated on an impulse-based UWB transmitter/receiver testbed to show that the antenna is usable in biomedical applications, such as capsule endoscopes. The antenna has been tested both in free space and with tissue loading.
- Subject
- biomedical communication; broadband communication; printed antennas; ultrawideband (UWB) antennas
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/808659
- Identifier
- uon:7722
- Identifier
- ISSN:1536-1225
- Rights
- Copyright © 2009 IEEE. Reprinted from the IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters Vol. 8, p. 153-156. This material is posted here with permission of the IEEE. Such permission of the IEEE does not in any way imply IEEE endorsement of any of the University of Newcastle's products or services. Internal or personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution must be obtained from the IEEE by writing to pubs-permissions@ieee.org. By choosing to view this document, you agree to all provisions of the copyright laws protecting it.
- Language
- eng
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