DocumentCode
2877651
Title
Investigations on frequency agile microstrip patch antenna loaded with varactor diode
Author
Babakhani, Behrouz ; Sharma, Sanjay Kumar
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., San Diego State Univ., San Diego, CA, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
7-13 July 2013
Firstpage
664
Lastpage
665
Abstract
A frequency agile dominant mode (TM11) microstrip circular patch antenna by implementing varactor diode (Skyworks: SMV 1234) has been investigated. Frequency agility from 1.95 GHz to 1.55 GHz has been achieved with acceptable radiation performance by varying varactor diode capacitance from 1.32 pF to 9.36 pF. Effect of packaging of the diode compared to the ideal diode is shown. Additional results will be presented during the symposium.
Keywords
UHF antennas; electronics packaging; microstrip antennas; varactors; SMV 1234; Skyworks; frequency 1.95 GHz to 1.55 GHz; frequency agile dominant mode; frequency agile microstrip patch antenna; microstrip circular patch antenna; packaging; varactor diode capacitance; Capacitance; Microstrip antennas; Packaging; Patch antennas; Resonant frequency; Varactors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location
Orlando, FL
ISSN
1522-3965
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-5315-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2013.6710992
Filename
6710992
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