• DocumentCode
    1869400
  • Title

    Complexity reduction of a reconfigurable U-Koch microstrip antenna using graph models

  • Author

    Costantine, J. ; Al-Husseini, M. ; Ramadan, A. ; Christodoulou, C.G. ; Kabalan, K.Y. ; El Hajj, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    11-17 July 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    In this paper, a new approach for removing redundant components from reconfigurable antennas is presented. The approach is based on graph models and it minimizes the number of electronic components used. As an example, a reconfigurable U-Koch microstrip antenna is investigated and redundant switches are removed. The antenna is redesigned and the performance of the optimized prototypes is tested and compared with the original configuration.
  • Keywords
    graph theory; microstrip antennas; U-Koch microstrip antenna; complexity reduction; graph model; reconfigurable antenna; Antenna accessories; Antenna measurements; Complexity theory; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; Slot antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2010 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Toronto, ON
  • ISSN
    1522-3965
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4967-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2010.5560926
  • Filename
    5560926