A Software Defined MEMS-Reconfigurable PIXEL-Antenna for Narrowband MIMO Systems

Author

Grau, Alfred ; Romeu, Jordi ; Jofre, Lluis ; De Flaviis, Franco

Author_Institution

Univ. of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA

fYear

2008

fDate

22-25 June 2008

Firstpage

141

Lastpage

146

Abstract

In this paper we propose a software defined highly multifunctional pixeled antenna for narrowband multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communication systems, 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 and also to fit some of the requirements needed by software defined radio architectures. The radiation characteristics and return loss response of the present structure are presented.

Keywords

MIMO communication; antenna arrays; microswitches; software radio; microelectromechanical switches; multifunctional pixeled antenna; multiple-input multiple-output; narrowband MIMO systems; narrowband communication systems; radiation characteristics; return loss response; software defined MEMS-reconfigurable PIXEL-antenna; software defined radio architectures; Communication switching; Communication system software; Computer architecture; Frequency; MIMO; Micromechanical devices; Narrowband; Software radio; Switches; Wireless communication; MEMS; MIMO; reconfigurable antennas; software defined antenna;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Adaptive Hardware and Systems, 2008. AHS '08. NASA/ESA Conference on

Conference_Location

Noordwijk

Print_ISBN

978-0-7695-3166-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AHS.2008.74

Filename

4584266