DocumentCode
673976
Title
Piezoelectric reconfigurable antenna
Author
Aljonubi, K. ; Langley, Richard J. ; Reaney, I. ; AlAmoudi, Ahmed O.
Author_Institution
ECP, KACST, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
fYear
2013
fDate
11-12 Nov. 2013
Firstpage
47
Lastpage
50
Abstract
A novel approach to tuning an inverted F antenna is investigated by using PZT materials that switch elements into contact using a dc control voltage to reconfigure the IFA structure. This produces a prototype reconfigurable antenna which can be finely tuned over a 9% bandwidth.
Keywords
adaptive antenna arrays; piezoceramics; planar antenna arrays; IFA structure; PZT materials; dc control voltage; inverted F antenna; piezoelectric reconfigurable antenna; smart antenna; Antenna measurements; Materials; Reflector antennas; Switches; Tuning; IFA; PZT; Reconfigurable Antenna; Smart Antenna; Smart Material;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2013 Loughborough
Conference_Location
Loughborough
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LAPC.2013.6711849
Filename
6711849
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