Conformal Microstrip Leaky-Wave Antenna for Full-Azimuthal Scanning
A conformal microstrip leaky-wave antenna (LWA) with application to Internet of Things and on-body communications, is proposed in this paper. The challenges and possibilities to design a cost-effective solution while keeping good radiation performance are studied in detail. Three example designs using the Bluetooth Low Energy frequency band are reported to validate the advantages of the novel flexible LWA design. We demonstrate a successful single-port conformal LWA covering a total field-of-view of 120° with application to 360°on-body coms. and sensing by arranging three conformal LWAs.
Authors
- Alejandro Gil-Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7583-3224)
- David Cañete Rebenaque (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1598-1273)
- Astrid Algaba Brazález (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2004-4433)
- José Luis Gómez‐Tornero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0488-3990)
- Juan Franciso Huescar-Vivo
Publication Details
- Published
- 2024-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/ifetc61155.2024.10771892
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antenna Design and Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.30