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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Memphis, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3538-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2014.6905161
