Title :
A multiband reconfigurable CPW-fed slot antenna
Author :
Fallahpour, M. ; Ghasr, M.T. ; Zoughi, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Missouri Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Rolla, MO, USA
Abstract :
A coplanar waveguide (CPW)-fed slot antenna loaded with electronically-controlled sub-wavelength slots is introduced. This reconfigurable antenna operates at several distinct bands with appreciable bandwidth and reasonable gain. Since the antenna is tuned electronically to operate at one band at a time, it does not suffer from noise and interference issue as much as multiband and wideband antennas.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; broadband antennas; coplanar waveguides; interference; slot antennas; coplanar waveguide-fed slot antenna; electronically-controlled sub-wavelength slots; interference issue; multiband antenna; multiband reconfigurable CPW-fed slot antenna; noise issue; wideband antenna; Broadband antennas; Loaded antennas; Microwave antennas; PIN photodiodes; Slot antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0461-0
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2012.6348649
