A Novel Pattern Diversity Reflector Antenna Using Reconfigurable Frequency Selective Reflectors

Author

Tarn, I-Young ; Chung, Shyh-Jong

Author_Institution

Electr. Eng. Div., Nat. Space Organ., Hsinchu, Taiwan

Volume

57

Issue

10

fYear

2009

Firstpage

3035

Lastpage

3042

Abstract

A radiation pattern diversity reflector antenna is investigated. Novel switchable frequency selective reflectors are designed and developed to construct a square corner reflector antenna. By controlling a switching device on the frequency selective reflector, one can make it opaque or transparent to a vertically polarized incident wave. This antenna is fed by a monopole. By configuring the switch states of the frequency selective reflectors, various beam shapes can be formed and steered. Measured results of the antenna show good agreement with the calculated ones.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; beam steering; diversity reception; monopole antennas; reflector antenna feeds; beam steering; frequency selective reflector; monopole feed; radiation pattern diversity reflector antenna; reconfigurable frequency selective reflector; square corner reflector antenna; vertically polarized incident wave; Adaptive arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Antennas and propagation; Communication switching; Electromagnetic radiation; Frequency diversity; Loaded antennas; Optical reflection; Polarization; Reflector antennas; Shape; Switches; Corner reflector; radiation pattern diversity; reconfigurable frequency selective reflector;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2009.2028606

Filename

5175328