Smart antenna using MTM-MEMS

Author

Rosas, Georgina ; Murphy, Roberto ; Moreno, Wilfrido

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron., Nat. Inst. of Astrophys., Opt. & Electron., Puebla, Mexico

fYear

2010

fDate

12-13 April 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

This article presents the design of a novel and compact coplanar antenna using Metamaterials (MTM) and Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS). The antenna is based on coplanar waveguide (CPW) technology; therefore, the signal and ground are on the same plane, presenting lower dielectric losses and high signal integrity. The designed antenna can be tuned in the frequency range from 5.3 to 5.8 GHz by MEMS capacitors, and it is useful for wireless communications applications, especially beam steering systems. Finally, the design, 3D full-wave simulations and MEMS simulations are presented.

Keywords

adaptive antenna arrays; capacitors; coplanar waveguide components; dielectric losses; metamaterials; micromechanical devices; 3D full-wave simulations; MEMS capacitors; MEMS simulations; MTM-MEMS; beam steering systems; coplanar antenna; coplanar waveguide technology; dielectric losses; frequency 5.3 GHz to 5.8 GHz; metamaterials; micro electro mechanical systems; signal integrity; smart antenna; wireless communications applications; Beam steering; Capacitors; Coplanar waveguides; Dielectric losses; Frequency; Mechanical systems; Metamaterials; Micromechanical devices; Planar waveguides; Wireless communication; Composite Right/Left Handed (CRLH); Coplanar (CPW); Metamaterial (MTM); Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS); Transmission Line (TL);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference (WAMICON), 2010 IEEE 11th Annual

Conference_Location

Melbourne, FL

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6688-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WAMICON.2010.5461874

Filename

5461874