Title :
Design and measurement of beam reconfigurable antenna based on folded dipole structure
Author :
Bahng, K. ; Jung, Chang Won ; Kim, Kunsu
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf. & Mechatron., Gwangju Inst. of Sci. & Technol. (GIST), Gwangju
Abstract :
A reconfigurable antenna based on a folded dipole structure has been designed to operate at 2.45 GHz. The antenna consists of a folded dipole and a reflector. Depending on the states of the switches, the antenna symmetrically changes its shape and thus steers the beam pattern. The measured reflection coefficient and radiation pattern are presented. Also, the antenna is shown to have a larger gain with the reflector than without.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; beam steering; dipole antennas; reflector antennas; antenna beam pattern steering; antenna design; antenna reflector; folded dipole structure; frequency 2.45 GHz; radiation pattern measurement; reflection coefficient measurement;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20093243
