Title :
An Ultrawideband to Dual-Band Switchable Antenna Design for Wireless Communication Applications
Author :
Alnahwi, Falih M. ; Abdulhasan, Khalid M. ; Islam, Naz E.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
fDate :
7/7/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A switchable planar monopole antenna operating in ultrawide band (UWB)and dual-band mode is demonstrated. The switching is triggered with a photoconductive semiconductor switch triggered by light emitting diode. In the switched-off state, the antenna operates in the dual-band/UWB mode, while in the switch-on state the configuration converts to a dual-band antenna due to the extended ground plane. The measured and simulated results show that the dual-band/UWB mode entirely covers the UWB frequency band and the 2.4 GHz wireless local area network WLAN, while the dual-band mode represents a dual-band antenna operating at WiMAX and X-band Satellite communication bands.
Keywords :
WiMax; light emitting diodes; monopole antennas; multifrequency antennas; photoconducting switches; planar antennas; satellite communication; ultra wideband antennas; wireless LAN; WLAN; WiMAX; X-band satellite communication bands; dual band switchable antenna; extended ground plane; frequency 2.4 GHz; light emitting diode; photoconductive semiconductor switch; switchable planar monopole antenna; ultrawideband antenna; wireless communication; wireless local area network; Antenna measurements; Dual band; Reflector antennas; Switches; Ultra wideband antennas; Cadmium sulfide (CdS); cadmium sulfide (CdS) photo resistor; multiband antenna; planar monopole antenna; ultrawideband antenna (UWB);
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2015.2418679
