DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF PLANAR INVERTED F-ANTENNA (PIFA): A REVIEW PAPER

Abstract

The recent growth in multiple-frequency mobile communication-based devices has led to the development of patch antennas that enable multiband and wideband operations. There is a growing market for both commercial and personal applications for miniaturised and cost-effective antennas. These demands are served by Planar Inverted F Antenna (PIFA) designs. The Planar Inverted-F Antenna (PIFA) can be seen as a monopoly antenna formed from a quarter wavelength antenna and is now commonly used in mobile and portable radio applications due to its many attractive features such as simple design, lightweight, low cost, low profile, conformal nature, built-in structure, and reliable performance. Various PIFA designs that are low-profile, high-gain and endorse multiple frequencies have been introduced in this review paper.