DocumentCode
1030614
Title
A Widely Tunable Compact Patch Antenna
Author
Sheta, Abdel-Fattah ; Mahmoud, Samir F.
Author_Institution
Kuwait Univ., Safat
Volume
7
fYear
2008
fDate
6/30/1905 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
40
Lastpage
42
Abstract
In this letter, we propose a tunable patch antenna made of a slotted rectangular patch loaded by a number of posts close to the patch edge. The posts are short circuited to the ground plane via a set of PIN diode switches. Simulations and measurements verify the possibility of tuning the antenna in subbands from 620 to 1150 MHz. Good matching has been achieved over most of the bands. Other performed designs show that more than one octave can be achieved using the proposed structure.
Keywords
microstrip antennas; slot antennas; PIN diode switch; frequency 620 MHz to 1150 MHz; tunable slotted rectangular patch antenna; Antennas for wireless; Microstrip antenna; antennas for wireless; compact antenna; micro strip antenna; reconfigurable antenna; tunable antenna;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1536-1225
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LAWP.2008.915796
Filename
4427415
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