Academician Professor Srikanta Pal, from Birla Institute of Technology in Mesra, along with his research scholar Mrinmoy Chakraborty, claims to have developed the world’s smallest antenna.
The antenna, which measures just 14mm x 11mm, is an ultra-wideband (UWB) planar type that can find applications in both homes and military.
“Our antenna is the world’s smallest at 14 mm X 11 mm, with much more than a 10:1 bandwidth,” Chakraborty, a PhD student with BIT-Mesra, said. The goal for developing such a tiny antenna was to enable short-range wireless communication with increased data rates.
Along with that, the antenna is made out of fibre reinforced plastics, which should allow the antenna to be pasted onto ay curved surface. Along with that, the process of making the antenna is a standard one, bringing down the production costs.
“The material used for this design is fibre reinforced plastics, which is less expensive. The fabrication process is simple wet chemical etching method,” said Srikanta Pal, an Honorary Research Fellow at the Birmingham University in UK for his work in radio astronomy.
Source: IndianExpress
