DUAL BAND ANTENNA USING ARTIFICIAL MAGNETIC CONDUCTOR

Abstract

This paper deals with a flexible antenna which is wearable and reconfigurable in dual band condition. This antenna is designed on a rubber substrate, whose mechanical properties make the antenna flexible. Here reconfigurability is achieved by switching the pin diode in ‘on’ and ‘off’ condition. This antenna is integrated with Artificial Magnetic Conductor (AMC) to reduce the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) and to improve the performance. This antenna can be used in Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) band (2.4-2.5) GHz and Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) band (3.5-3.6) GHz. From the simulation results, it is observed that the proposed antenna has reduced SAR level, increased gain and good radiation characteristics.