Design and Optimization of a Smart Quad-PIFA for Maximum Directionality at 2.4 GHz with the Aid of Genetic Algorithms
Conference: EuCAP 2009 - 3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
03/23/2009 - 03/27/2009 at Berlin, Germany
Proceedings: EuCAP 2009
Pages: 4Language: englishTyp: PDF
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Authors:
Dimousios, Themistoklis D.; Tsitouri, Christina I.; Panagiotou, Stylianos C.; Capsalis, Christos N. (National Technical University of Athens, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Division of Information Transmission Systems and Material Technology, 9, Iroon Polytechniou str., 157 73, Zografou, Athens, Greece)
Abstract:
The development of integrated antennas is a progressing research area which plays an important role in commercial mobile communications applications. In this paper, a structure consisting of four planar inverted F antennas above the same ground plane (Quad-PIFA), suitable for WiFi (2.4 GHz) applications, is presented. An effort is carried out to optimize the performance of this structure regarding its resonant frequency and the formation of a directional beam to a predetermined direction with the aid of the Genetic Algorithms (GA) technique.