A Novel Antenna with Reconfigurable Patterns Using H-Shaped Structures

Author

Jian Ren ; Xi Yang ; Jiayuan Yin ; Yingzeng Yin

Author_Institution

Nat. Key Lab. of Antennas & Microwave Technol., Xidian Univ., Xi´an, China

Volume

14

fYear

2015

fDate

Dec. 2015

Firstpage

915

Lastpage

918

Abstract

A novel pattern reconfigurable antenna is proposed in this letter by introducing a unique finite periodic structure. The H-shaped units are precisely arranged on the both sides of the dipole to direct the power flowing in the end-fire direction. When the antenna operates with the PIN diodes between the units, different radiation patterns can be easily achieved by changing the states of these PIN diodes. The prototype of the pattern reconfigurable antenna with three patterns is fabricated and measured. The experimental results show that the end-fire mode of the antenna has a front-to-back ratio as high as 15 dB and the pattern reconfigurable capability is successfully achieved in the band of 2.47-2.9 GHz.

Keywords

UHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; p-i-n diodes; H-shaped structures; PIN diodes; end-fire mode; frequency 2.47 GHz to 2.9 GHz; front-to-back ratio; pattern reconfigurable antenna; pattern reconfigurable capability; radiation patterns; reconfigurable antenna; unique finite periodic structure; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Broadband antennas; Dipole antennas; PIN photodiodes; Wireless communication; H-Shaped structures; PIN; pattern reconfigurable; periodic structure;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1225

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2014.2387292

Filename

7001061