DocumentCode
2941506
Title
Development of an adaptive surface controlled by MEMS-bridges to transmit or reflect electromagnetic waves
Author
Latif, Saeed I. ; Abadi, Mojtaba Safari Hassan ; Shafai, Cyrus ; Shafai, Lotfollah
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
fYear
2011
fDate
3-8 July 2011
Firstpage
2020
Lastpage
2023
Abstract
The development of an adaptive surface is presented, which can be switched between a transparent surface and a reflective surface. MEMS-bridges are used as the controlling device. The surface consists of a ground plane with apertures and square ring elements on both sides of the plane. MEMS-bridges can block the apertures for the reflection operation, otherwise the surface will behave as a transparent one. The unit cell study is discussed for the performance of the surface.
Keywords
adaptive antenna arrays; electromagnetic wave reflection; electromagnetic wave transmission; micromechanical devices; MEMS-bridges; adaptive surface; controlling device; electromagnetic wave reflection; electromagnetic wave transmission; square ring element; transparent surface; Apertures; Arrays; Bridge circuits; Reflection; Surface waves; MEMS bridge; adaptive array; reflective surface; transparent surface;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Spokane, WA
ISSN
1522-3965
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-9562-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2011.5996903
Filename
5996903
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