DocumentCode
2127668
Title
Interference rejection using frequency and pattern reconfigurable antennas
Author
Rodrigo, Daniel ; Romeu, Jordi ; Jofre, Lluís
Author_Institution
AntennaLab, Tech. Univ. of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
fYear
2012
fDate
8-14 July 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Interference rejection by taking advantage of the radiation pattern diversity of a reconfigurable antenna is considered. It is proposed to use simultaneously frequency and radiation reconfiguration to extend interference rejection capabilities to large bandwidths. A small-size low-complexity pixel antenna is used to provide interference rejection capabilities over an octave bandwidth. An average signal-to-interference ratio of 24 dB is achieved and interference rejections above 15 dB are reliably provided over the whole frequency bandwidth and an angular range of 120°.
Keywords
antenna radiation patterns; interference; frequency reconfigurable antenna; interference rejection capability; low-complexity pixel antenna; pattern reconfigurable antenna; radiation pattern diversity; radiation reconfiguration; signal-to-interference ratio; Antenna radiation patterns; Bandwidth; Gain; Interference; Signal to noise ratio;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location
Chicago, IL
ISSN
1522-3965
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0461-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2012.6347994
Filename
6347994
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