Numerical and experimental characterization of a button-shaped miniaturized UHF antenna on magneto-dielectric substrate

International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 231-239

  Aldrigo, Martino ^a   Costanzo, Alessandra ^a   Masotti, Diego ^a   Baldisserri, Carlo ^b   Dumitru, Ioan ^c   Galassi, Carmen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR CERAMICS   (Italy)

^c ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Hexaferrites; Magneto dielectric substrates; UHF electrically small antennas; Wearable systems

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CHARACTERIZATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; FERRITE; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; SLOT ANTENNAS; SUBSTRATES; WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY;

ELECTRICALLY SMALL ANTENNAS; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; HEXA-FERRITES; MAGNETO-DIELECTRICS; RADIATION PERFORMANCE; STRONTIUM HEXAFERRITE; WEARABLE APPLICATIONS; WEARABLE SYSTEMS;

WEARABLE ANTENNAS;

EID: 84880212883     PISSN: 17590787     EISSN: 17590795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1759078713000445     Document Type: Article

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