Title :
Efficient electromagnetic characterization of a 1D reconfigurable periodic configuration in microstrip technology
Author :
Matekovits, L. ; Bercigli, M. ; Guidi, R.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettron. e Telecomun., Politec. di Torino, Torino, Italy
Abstract :
Application of the Synthetic Function eXpansion (SFX) algorithm to the analysis of active, reconfigurable 1D structures is presented. The reference structure consists of a passive configuration of parallel patches periodically loading a microstrip line. The active counterpart is obtained by inserting a pair of 2 switches to the two ends of each patch. The matching and radiation characteristics of a 24-element arrays for different lateral shifts of the patches demonstrates possibility of controlling the aforementioned parameters.
Keywords :
microstrip antenna arrays; microstrip lines; numerical analysis; optimisation; 1D reconfigurable periodic configuration; 24-element arrays; SFX algorithm; different lateral shifts; efficient electromagnetic characterization; matching characteristics; microstrip line; microstrip technology; numerical simulations; optimization; parallel patch passive configuration; radiation characteristics; switches; synthetic function expansion algorithm; Electromagnetics; Geometry; Microstrip; Moment methods; Optimization; Periodic structures; Surface impedance;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0333-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICEAA.2012.6328613
