• DocumentCode
    1635331
  • Title

    MEMS-switched parasitic-antenna array for radiation pattern diversity

  • Author

    Petit, L. ; Dussopt, L. ; Laheurte, J. -M

  • Author_Institution
    CEA-LETI, Grenoble
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    495
  • Lastpage
    497
  • Abstract
    This paper demonstrates a MEMS-switched parasitic antenna array at 5.6 GHz providing two radiation patterns with beams at plusmn25deg. The antenna is fabricated on a low-loss microwave substrate and uses packaged micro-electromechanical (MEMS) series switches. The design and optimization procedure is presented as well as experimental results showing a good agreement
  • Keywords
    antenna radiation patterns; micromechanical devices; microwave antenna arrays; MEMS-switched parasitic-antenna array; low-loss microwave substrate; microelectromechanical series switches; radiation pattern diversity; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Design optimization; Microwave antennas; Packaging; Phased arrays; Radio frequency; Scattering parameters; Semiconductor device modeling; Slot antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Wireless Technology, 2005. The European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Paris
  • Print_ISBN
    2-9600551-1-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECWT.2005.1617765
  • Filename
    1617765