Characterization of a Miniature Broadband Antenna for Implantable Neuromodulation Devices
Fully implantable wireless telemetry systems improve the performance and reliability of neural interfaces by eliminating infection-prone percutaneous cables. Meanwhile, wireless links with high data rates are required to meet the growing demand for high-density neural interfaces. This work presents the design and characterization of a miniature broadband antenna used in an ultra-high data rate wireless transmitter for an implantable neural recording and neuromodulation system-on-chip. The implantable antenna, with a total area of 14 mm2 on the printed circuit, is characterized in vitro by being subcutaneously implanted in a chicken phantom. The antenna has a bandwidth of 11.3% in terms of the VSWR, and its radiation pattern is measured at the operating frequency of 4.6 GHz. In the measurement of a wireless system at a distance of 20cm, the 3-dB bandwidth of the wireless link efficiency reaches 830 MHz between the implantable antenna and an external horn antenna.
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Institute of Electrical and Micro Engineering
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Institute of Electrical and Micro Engineering
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
2023
9798350313017
REVIEWED
EPFL
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Dubrovnik, Croatia | 2023-09-27 - 2023-09-29 | ||