• DocumentCode
    734923
  • Title

    Design of a frequency reconfigurable patch antenna using capacitive loading and varactor diode

  • Author

    Rouissi, I. ; Floc´h, J.M. ; Rmili, H. ; Trabelsi, H.

  • Author_Institution
    FST, Univ. of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    13-17 April 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    A frequency reconfigurable antenna optimized to operate at 2.45 GHz was presented. The antenna consists on a square patch excited by a coaxial probe. The frequency agility was achieved by integrating a varactor diode between the patch and the ground plane, which reduces the antenna size. A broad tuning range of 0.5 - 2.43 GHz is realized using a varactor diode (biasing voltage is varying from 0 to 20V). Prototypes were realized and characterized for both cases (with lumped capacitors and a varactor diode). Simulated and measured results are presented and discussed.
  • Keywords
    diodes; microstrip antennas; varactors; capacitive loading; coaxial probe; frequency reconfigurable patch antenna; ground plane; patch plane; varactor diode; Antenna measurements; Loss measurement; Microstrip antennas; Resonant frequency; Varactors; Frequency reconfigurable antenna; Varactor diode; capacitor; square patch antenna;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2015 9th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Lisbon
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7228968