Dual band a-Si: H solar-slot antenna for 2.4/5.2GHz WLAN applications

S. V. Shynu, Maria J.Roo Ons, Max J. Ammann, Sarah McCormack, Brian Norton

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Abstract

A simple and compact design of solar-slot antenna for dual band 2.4/5.2GHz WLAN applications is proposed in this paper. The design makes use of amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) solar cells in polyimide substrate with embedded twin H-shaped slot structure to generate dual resonant frequencies. A T-shaped microstripline feed is used to excite the twin H-slot in the a-Si:H solar cell. The measured impedance bandwidth of the proposed solar antenna are 6.7% (165MHz) centred at 2.465GHz and 4.1% (212MHz) at 5.11GHz. The measured gain at 2.4 and 5.2 GHz are 3.5dBi and 3.1dBi respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEuropean Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2009, Proceedings
Pages408-410
Number of pages3
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Event3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2009 - Berlin, Germany
Duration: 23 Mar 200927 Mar 2009

Publication series

NameEuropean Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2009, Proceedings

Conference

Conference3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2009
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityBerlin
Period23/03/0927/03/09

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