?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=A+wearable+loop-dipole+combined+antenna&rft.creator=Zhang%2C+QN&rft.creator=Zhang%2C+J&rft.creator=Zhang%2C+DY&rft.creator=Lu%2C+WJ&rft.creator=Tong%2C+KF&rft.creator=Zhu%2C+HB&rft.description=The+design+approach+of+a+loop-dipole+combined+antenna+for+wearable+applications+is+proposed.+In+order+to+mitigate+the+antenna%E2%80%99s+performance+deterioration+caused+by+the+human+body%2C+additional+loops+are+incorporated+with+a+wideband+dipole.+The+loops+can+i)+widen+the+impedance+bandwidth+by+minimizing+the+reactance+of+the+antenna%2C+ii)+increase+the+antenna%E2%80%99s+directivity+and+iii)+act+as+wearable+accessories+for+easy+mounting+to+the+users%E2%80%99+bodies+as+well.+Then%2C+the+interaction+between+the+antenna+and+the+human+body+can+be+reduced.+The+antenna+is+simulated+and+measured+for+both+free+space+and+on-body+cases.+Operation+bandwidth+of+40%25+(20log%7CS11%7C+%3C+-10+dB)+from+6+to+9+GHz+is+obtained.+The+measured+results+show+good+agreement+with+the+simulated+ones.&rft.subject=Loop-dipole+combined+antenna%2C+wearable+antenna&rft.publisher=IEEE&rft.date=2016-07-07&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A+++(Proceedings)+2016+IEEE+International+Workshop+on+Electromagnetics%3A+Applications+and+Student+Innovation+Competition+(iWEM).+++IEEE%3A+Nanjing%2C+Jiangsu%2C+China.+(2016)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1517701%2F1%2FTong-K_a%2520wearable%2520loop_.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1517701%2F&rft.rights=open