A Compact Dual-Port Diversity Antenna for Long-Term Evolution Handheld Devices

A compact integrated dual-port diversity antenna is presented, which is suitable for long-term evolution (LTE) and wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) applications in handheld devices. The antenna design merges two planar inverted F-shaped antennas (PIFAs) into a single-antenna structure that not only occupie...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on vehicular technology 2010-03, Vol.59 (3), p.1319-1329
Main Authors: Rao, Qinjiang, Wang, Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access methods and protocols, osi model
Antenna accessories
Antenna design
Antennas
Anthropomorphism
Applied sciences
Bands
Business and industry local networks
Cellular phones
Computer networks
Devices
Diversity methods
Envelope correlation coefficient (ECC)
Equipments and installations
Evolution
Exact sciences and technology
Handheld computers
Humans
Imaging phantoms
Mathematical models
mean effective gain (MEG)
Mobile radiocommunication systems
multifed antenna
Networks and services in france and abroad
radiation efficiency
Radiocommunications
Scattering parameters
Signal design
Studies
Telecommunications
Telecommunications and information theory
Teleprocessing networks. Isdn
Wireless communication
Wireless communications
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Summary:A compact integrated dual-port diversity antenna is presented, which is suitable for long-term evolution (LTE) and wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) applications in handheld devices. The antenna design merges two planar inverted F-shaped antennas (PIFAs) into a single-antenna structure that not only occupies less volume in a handheld device but also eliminates the need to separate two individual antenna elements, which provides further space-saving efficiency. This can be accomplished even while maintaining desirable isolation and diversity characteristics. The proposed design can thus be utilized in compact wireless handheld communication devices that require signal diversity. An example design is described for 2.6-GHz LTE/Wi-Fi bands (2.5-2.7 GHz), which has been implemented in real-world cellular phone environments and include interactions between the antenna, other components of the device, and a model of a human head (the specific anthropomorphic mannequin phantom). The simulated and experimental results, including S-parameters, radiation patterns, signal correlations, and mean effective gain values, have validated the proposed antenna design as useful for compact mobile devices.
ISSN:0018-9545
1939-9359
DOI:10.1109/TVT.2009.2037884