• DocumentCode
    1849506
  • Title

    Frequency-reconfigurable antenna for software defined radio driven by PIC microcontroller

  • Author

    Genovesi, Simone ; Monorchio, Agostino ; Borgese, Michele ; Pisu, Sara ; Valeri, Fabio Michele

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. di Ing. dell´´ Inf.: Elettron., Inf., Univ. di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    12-16 Sept. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1318
  • Lastpage
    1321
  • Abstract
    A microstrip patch antenna has been properly designed to operate at different instant frequencies within a predetermined set of discrete bands. This task is accomplished by recurring to p-i-n- diodes as switching elements among the various configurations proposed. A particular attention has been paid to the software-controlled biasing network obtained by employing a PIC microcontroller.
  • Keywords
    microcontrollers; microstrip antennas; p-i-n diodes; software radio; PIC microcontroller; discrete bands; frequency-reconfigurable antenna; microstrip patch antenna; p-i-n- diodes; software defined radio; software-controlled biasing network; switching elements; Broadband antennas; Microstrip antennas; PIN photodiodes; Patch antennas; Radio frequency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC), 2011 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Torino
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0046-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APWC.2011.6046844
  • Filename
    6046844