Title :
Development of reconfigurable mini-nested patches antenna for universal wireless receiver using MEMS
Author :
Zhang, Chunna ; Yang, Songnan ; Pan, Helen K. ; Fathy, Aly E. ; El-Ghazaly, Samir ; Nair, Vijay
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN
Abstract :
An innovative reconfigurable nested patch antenna has been developed to cover the various GSM, GPS, DCS, PCS, Bluetooth and WLAN services. A 75% size reduction has been achieved using even and odd structure symmetry. Designs were first implemented using hard-wire connections and then MEMS switches. The developed design can be utilized as a part of a universal, multi-service, multi-band wireless receiver
Keywords :
microstrip antennas; microswitches; radio receivers; Bluetooth; DCS; GPS; MEMS switches; PCS; WLAN; hard-wire connections; reconfigurable mini-nested patches antenna; universal wireless receiver; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Bluetooth; Distributed control; Frequency; GSM; Global Positioning System; Micromechanical devices; Patch antennas; Personal communication networks;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 2006, IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0123-2
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2006.1710490
