Reconfigurable Square-Ring Patch Antenna With Pattern Diversity

Author

Chen, Shing-Hau ; Row, Jeen-Sheen ; Wong, Kin-Lu

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Educ., Chang-Hua

Volume

55

Issue

2

fYear

2007

Firstpage

472

Lastpage

475

Abstract

A single-feed reconfigurable square-ring patch antenna with pattern diversity is presented. The antenna structure has four shorting walls placed respectively at each edge of the square-ring patch, in which two shorting walls are directly connected to the patch and the others are connected to the patch via pin diodes. By controlling the states of the pin diodes, the antenna can be operated at two different modes: monopolar plat-patch and normal patch modes; moreover, the 10 dB impedance bandwidths of the two modes are overlapped. Consequently, the proposed antenna allows its radiation pattern to be switched electrically between conical and broadside radiations at a fixed frequency. Detailed design considerations of the proposed antenna are described. Experimental and simulated results are also shown and discussed

Keywords

antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; diversity reception; microstrip antennas; monopole antennas; p-i-n diodes; broadside radiation; conical radiation; impedance bandwidth overlapping; monopolar plat-patch; normal patch mode; pattern diversity; pin diode; radiation pattern; single-feed reconfiguration; square-ring patch antenna; Antenna feeds; Antenna radiation patterns; Bandwidth; Communication switching; Frequency; Geometry; Impedance; Patch antennas; Receiving antennas; Switches; Patch antennas; pattern diversity; reconfigurable antennas;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2006.889950

Filename

4084772