Title :
Reconfigurable circularly-polarized antenna in LTCC technology
Author :
Navarro Mendez, Diana Veronica ; Carrera Suarez, Luis Fernando ; Baquero-Escudero, Mariano ; Vila-Jimenez, Antonio
Author_Institution :
DETRI, Escuela Politec. Nac., Quito, Ecuador
Abstract :
In this paper, a reconfigurable circularly-polarized antenna designed for manufacturing in LTCC technology is presented. This antenna has been designed to operate with right or left hand circular polarizations. First results show that it is possible to obtain similar axial ratios, radiation patterns and impedance matching for both operation modes mentioned above. Simulation results presented in this work show, for each operating mode, a return loss better than 10 dB from 5.5 GHz to 6 GHz and an axial ratio below 3 dB in a beamwidth of 60 degrees in XZ and YZ planes.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; antennas; ceramic packaging; impedance matching; LTCC technology; frequency 5.5 GHz to 6 GHz; impedance matching; left hand circular polarizations; radiation patterns; reconfigurable circularly-polarized antenna; right hand circular polarizations; Antenna radiation patterns; Dipole antennas; Microstrip; Slot antennas; Switches; circular polarization; reconfigurable antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
The Hague
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6902164
