• DocumentCode
    2307265
  • Title

    A multifunctional mems-reconfigurable pixel antenna for narrowband MIMO communications

  • Author

    Grau, Alfred ; Lee, Ming-Jer ; Romeu, Jordi ; Jafarkhani, Hamid ; Jofre, Lluis ; De Flaviis, Franco

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of California at Irvine, Irvine
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    9-15 June 2007
  • Firstpage
    489
  • Lastpage
    492
  • Abstract
    In this paper we propose a highly multifunctional pixel antenna for WiMax applications, that uses micro electromechanical switches (MEMS) to reconfigure its radiation modes and operating frequency. These capabilities can be used to improve the performance of current narrowband communication systems. This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation award ECS-0424454.
  • Keywords
    MIMO communication; WiMax; antennas; microswitches; MEMS switches; MEMS-reconfigurable pixel antenna; WiMax; micro electromechanical switches; multifunctional pixel antenna; narrowband MIMO communication system; radiation modes; MIMO; Micromechanical devices; Microswitches; Multifrequency antennas; Narrowband; Phased arrays; Polarization; Radio frequency; Receiving antennas; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Honolulu, HI
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0877-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0878-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2007.4395537
  • Filename
    4395537