• DocumentCode
    3421515
  • Title

    A compact frequency-tunable microstrip antenna for dual-band WLAN applications

  • Author

    Basaran, S.C. ; Sertel, Kubilay

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr.-Electron. Eng., Akdeniz Univ., Antalya, Turkey
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-13 Sept. 2013
  • Firstpage
    710
  • Lastpage
    711
  • Abstract
    We present a dual-band frequency reconfigurable microstrip antenna based on printed split-ring elements for WLAN applications. The printed split-ring resonator elements enable an electrically small design providing single or dual band performance that is tunable using an integrated switch. In addition, the antenna exhibits uniform radiation patterns at both frequency bands.
  • Keywords
    UHF antennas; UHF resonators; antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; microwave antennas; microwave resonators; multifrequency antennas; wireless LAN; compact frequency-tunable microstrip antenna; dual band performance; dual-band WLAN applications; dual-band frequency reconfigurable microstrip antenna; frequency bands; integrated switch; printed split-ring resonator elements; single band performance; uniform radiation patterns; Antenna radiation patterns; Dual band; Resonant frequency; Switches; Wireless LAN;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC), 2013 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Torino
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APWC.2013.6624900
  • Filename
    6624900