MEMS enabled reconfigurable frequency selective surfaces: design, simulation, fabrication, and measurement

Author

Gianvittorio, J.P. ; Zendejas, Joe ; Rahmat-Samii, Yahya ; Judy, Jack W.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

404

Abstract

Frequency selective surfaces have typically been static and used in applications with fixed frequencies. However, certain applications could benefit from a reconfigurable frequency response. The frequency response of an FSS can be tuned by rotating the elements off of the surface of the supporting dielectric. MEMS technology is utilized in this project to achieve this goal. Samples have been designed, simulated, fabricated and measured at UCLA demonstrating this technology.

Keywords

antenna accessories; dipole antenna arrays; frequency selective surfaces; micromechanical devices; millimetre wave antenna arrays; planar antenna arrays; FSS; MEMS enabled reconfigurable frequency selective surfaces; design; fabrication; measurement technique; reconfigurable frequency response; simulation; Antenna measurements; Dielectric measurements; Dielectric substrates; Fabrication; Finite difference methods; Frequency measurement; Frequency response; Frequency selective surfaces; Micromechanical devices; Moment methods;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2002. IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7330-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2002.1016109

Filename

1016109