A polarization diversity multi-beam antenna for ZigBee applications

Author

Özdemir, Tayfun

Author_Institution

Monarch Antenna, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

20-21 April 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The paper presents a cognitive antenna (dubbed GEN 2) based on the self-structuring antenna (SSA) technology, which dynamically alters its aperture to maximize signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) in challenging RF environments. The GEN 2 antenna provides polarization-diversity as well as two distinct beams per polarization (total of four beams). It has a simple SSA configuration utilizing self-structuring feed and is effective in improving SNR for ZigBee applications. The GEN 2 antenna is also compatible with MIMO implementation.

Keywords

antenna feeds; multibeam antennas; personal area networks; GEN 2 antenna; MIMO implementation; ZigBee applications; cognitive antenna; polarization diversity multibeam antenna; self-structuring antenna technology; self-structuring feed; signal-to-noise-ratio; Aperture antennas; Connectors; Copper; Feeds; MIMO; Polarization; Radio frequency; Signal to noise ratio; Switches; ZigBee; Adaptive; MIMO; Multi-Beam; Polarization Diversity; SSA; Selection Diversity; WiFi; ZigBee;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference, 2009. WAMICON '09. IEEE 10th Annual

Conference_Location

Clearwater, FL

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4564-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4565-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WAMICON.2009.5207248

Filename

5207248