Title :
Using printed dipole antenna and PIN diodes for wideband frequency reconfiguration
Author :
Moghadam, Hossein Hadidian ; Mirkamali, Ali ; Hall, Peter S.
Author_Institution :
Iran Telecommun. Res. Center, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
A reconfigurable printed dipole antenna which is able to switch between the several frequency bands across 1:3 bandwidth is presented. The PIN diodes are used as switches. The influence of the biasing circuit including DC wires, DC block capacitors and RF chocks on the performance of the antenna is investigated. All the simulations have been carried out by CST Microwave Studio. It is shown that a wideband frequency reconfiguration across a 1:3 bandwidth is possible using printed dipole antenna and PIN diodes.
Keywords :
broadband antennas; dipole antennas; microstrip antennas; p-i-n diodes; DC block capacitors; PIN diodes; RF chocks; biasing circuit; printed dipole antenna; wideband frequency reconfiguration; Capacitors; Dipole antennas; Microwave antennas; PIN photodiodes; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2010 Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7304-5
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2010.5666281
