Title :
Reconfigurable MEMS Antennas
Author :
Haridas, Nakul ; Erdogan, Ahmet T. ; Arslan, Tughrul ; Walton, Anthony J. ; Smith, Stewart ; Stevenson, Tom ; Dunare, Camelia ; Gundlach, Alan ; Terry, Jon ; Argyrakis, Petros ; Tierney, Kevin ; Ross, Alan ; Hara, Tony O.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Electron., Univ. of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Abstract :
This paper reviews the work carried out in the field of reconfigurable antennas, and in specific the reconfigurable MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) antennas. The application of MEMS to antennas is studied and compared with the various implementations such as pattern reconfigurable MEMS antennas, mechanically actuated MEMS antennas, capacitive MEMS antennas and MEMS phased array antennas, as reported by research groups in the field. Finally a design is described, driven by the objectives of low power, high efficiency, linear operation and real time frequency and space diversity reconfiguration.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; micromechanical devices; MEMS phased array antennas; capacitive MEMS antennas; mechanically actuated MEMS antennas; pattern reconfigurable MEMS antennas; real time frequency reconfiguration; space diversity reconfiguration; Adaptive arrays; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Frequency; Micromechanical devices; Microswitches; Performance loss; Phased arrays; Solid state circuit design; Switches; MEMS Antennas; MEMS Applications; Reconfigurable Antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Adaptive Hardware and Systems, 2008. AHS '08. NASA/ESA Conference on
Conference_Location :
Noordwijk
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3166-3
DOI :
10.1109/AHS.2008.28
