A smart fluorescent antenna with Ethernet over AC power (EoP) for Wi-Fi application / Khairul Anuar Che Mat

This project is aimed to implement plasma antenna by utilizing fluorescence tube as transmitter and receiver which is known as transceiver. The transceiver is able to radiate radio frequency over free space for a certain distance. The focus is to utilize a monopole fluorescent antenna with cylindrical parabolic and plasma concept in order to produce beam width of omni-directional characteristics. In addition, the antenna will be integrated with AC power line which acts as a transmission backbone to carry Ethernet from service provider so that the antenna could transmit the signal via Wi-Fi with desired gain at multiple locations simultaneously. The dimension of antenna is 586 mm in length and 24.3 mm in diameter. The antenna was designed via simulation techniques and integrated with Ethernet over power line (EoP) device within lab environment. Both of return loss and radiation pattern are measured using computer simulation software and optimized accordingly in order to obtain desired result. The antenna is designed to operate at 2.4GHz for Wi-Fi application since this technology is widely used by end user across the globe. The result of this project will heavily depend on the mechanism of antenna theory for multipath propagation via different communication medium and radiation based on electromagnetic fields concept. The antenna will enable fluorescent tube to perform dual functionality which makes it smarter than conventional counterpart. In addition, the antenna will add another important feature for commercial deployment such as camouflage capability to avoid vandalism and detection. In military application, plasma antenna will offer non-intrusive radar which can be hide during non operational mode since plasma material is not a conducting element at this particular stage.