Title :
Slot fed SPIN diode reconfigurable dielectric resonator antenna
Author :
Salman, S.M. ; Khamas, S.K. ; Cook, G.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Abstract :
Use of surface PIN (SPIN) diodes to reconfigure a slot fed dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) is demonstrated. A single SPIN diode is placed in the centre of the feeding slot to facilitate the ON-OFF switching mechanism, modulating the gain by ~18dB.
Keywords :
dielectric resonator antennas; p-i-n diodes; DRA; on-off switching mechanism; slot fed SPIN diode reconfigurable dielectric resonator antenna; surface PIN diode; Antenna radiation patterns; Dielectric resonator antennas; Feeds; Microstrip antennas; Semiconductor diodes; Slot antennas; DRA; SPIN diode; reconfigurable antenna; slot antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2014 Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2014.6996391
