DocumentCode
247540
Title
Reconfigurable array antenna in LTCC technology
Author
Navarro-Mendez, Diana ; Carrera-Suarez, Luis ; Baquero-Escudero, Mariano ; Hon Ching Moy-Li
Author_Institution
DETRI, Escuela Politec. Nac., Quito, Ecuador
fYear
2014
fDate
6-11 July 2014
Firstpage
1670
Lastpage
1671
Abstract
In this paper, a reconfigurable circularly-polarized 2×2 array antenna designed at 5.8 GHz is presented. This array will be fabricated in LTCC technology. Preliminary simulated results for right and left circular polarization show an axial ratio level below 3 dB in a beamwidth of 30 degrees on XZ and YZ planes. Also, a good impedance matching is obtained with return loss above 10 dB from 5.7 GHz to 6.1 GHz. In addition, radiation patterns are quite similar for the two operating modes.
Keywords
ceramics; electromagnetic wave polarisation; impedance matching; microwave antenna arrays; LTCC technology; XZ plane; YZ plane; antenna radiation pattern; axial ratio level; frequency 5.7 GHz to 6.1 GHz; impedance matching; left circular polarization; reconfigurable circularly-polarized array antenna; right circular polarization; Antenna arrays; Arrays; Dipole antennas; Polarization; Switches; Wireless communication;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location
Memphis, TN
ISSN
1522-3965
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-3538-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2014.6905161
Filename
6905161
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