A balance-fed loop antenna system for handset

Citation
H. Morishita et al., A balance-fed loop antenna system for handset, IEICE T FUN, E82A(7), 1999, pp. 1138-1143
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRONICS COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER SCIENCES
ISSN journal
09168508 → ACNP
Volume
E82A
Issue
7
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1138 - 1143
Database
ISI
SICI code
0916-8508(199907)E82A:7<1138:ABLASF>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
In the conventional antenna system for the handset, some gain degradation h as been observed when an operator holds the handset. This is caused by the variation of the current on the conducting box used in the handset due to t he body effect. This paper presents (1) design concept of antenna for the h andset and (2) analysis of a newly proposed loop antenna system, which has the balance structure for the antenna feed to reduce the effect of currents on the conducting box. In order to confirm the effectiveness of using the balance-fed loop antenna, a simple model using a small loop antenna mounted on a ground plane is analyzed. The current distribution for the balance-fe d loop antenna system is obtained calculatedly and also experimentally and is compared with that for the unbalance-fed loop antenna system. In a resul t, remarkable decrease in the current distribution on the ground plane for the case of the balance-fed antennas system is shown. Calculated results ar e in good agreement with measured results.