Performance enhancement of meander line antenna with AMC ground for wearable applications

Abstract

In this paper meander line antenna integrated with AMC based ground plane is investigated. The designed antenna has a wide bandwidth (5.16–5.92) GHZ covering the upper ISM band (5.725–5.875) GHz along with the Wi-Fi and Wi-Max bands. Inclusion of the designed AMC unit cell is capable of enhancing the bandwidth to a good extent and reducing the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) to 66.8% over the PEC backed MLA antenna. The proposed antenna is expected to be a good candidate for wearable applications.