Title :
Compact Frequency-Reconfigurable Half-Mode Substrate-Integrated Waveguide Antenna
Author :
Sam, S. ; Sungjoon Lim
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Chung-Ang Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
A frequency-reconfigurable antenna based on half-mode substrate-integrated waveguide (HMSIW) technology for size reduction is presented. Its resonant frequency is electronically controlled by a varactor-loaded interdigital capacitor on the top plate of the HMSIW, and the bias network is designed on the bottom plate. Its performance is demonstrated experimentally, with the resonant frequency varied from 2.99 to 3.59 GHz by changing the bias voltage from 0 to 30 V.
Keywords :
frequency control; substrate integrated waveguides; varactors; waveguide antennas; HMSIW technology; bias network; compact frequency reconfigurable antenna; electronic resonant frequency control; half mode substrate integrated waveguide; size reduction; varactor loaded interdigital capacitor; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Capacitance; Gain; Resonant frequency; Substrates; Varactors; Frequency-reconfigurable antenna; half-mode substrate integrated waveguide (HMSIW); interdigital capacitor (IDC); varactor diode;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2013.2275930
