MEMS dual-band frequency and polarization reconfigurable microstrip antenna

Author

Wang Xijin ; Zhao Hongmei ; Yanjuan, Niu ; Yong, Zhang

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electron. & Inf., Zhengzhou Univ. of Light Ind., Zhengzhou, China

Volume

1

fYear

2010

fDate

28-31 Aug. 2010

Firstpage

51

Lastpage

53

Abstract

A new design of dual-band frequency and polarization reconfigurable microstrip antenna is proposed. It consists of the slotted ground plane with the micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) switches in order to switch the frequency bands and polarization. While, this antenna uses MEMS switches to achieve frequency switching between 1.575GHz and 1.615GHz, corresponding to maintain RHCP radiation and LHCP radiation, respectively. The antenna is simulated using the finite element method (FEM). And the simulated using the finite element method (FEM). And the results also show that the antenna has good reconfigurability and the circular polarization performance. The antenna design demonstrates desirable features for GPS and other wireless communication applications.

Keywords

finite element analysis; microstrip antennas; microswitches; multifrequency antennas; LHCP radiation; MEMS switches; RHCP radiation; dual-band frequency antenna; finite element method; frequency 1.575 GHz to 1.615 GHz; polarization reconfigurable microstrip antenna; slotted ground plane; Geoscience and remote sensing; LHCP radiation; MEMS switches; RHCP radiation; dual-band; reconfigurable microstrip antenna;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing (IITA-GRS), 2010 Second IITA International Conference on

Conference_Location

Qingdao

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8514-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IITA-GRS.2010.5603247

Filename

5603247