Title :
An active multiband antenna for future wireless communications
Author :
Sanchez-Montero, R. ; Rigelsford, J.M. ; Lopez-Espi, P.L. ; Alpuente-Hermosilla, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Signal Theor. & Commun., Univ. of Alcala, Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Abstract :
This paper presents a low profile multiband antenna suitable for future wireless communication systems. The design comprises a co-planar fed patch antenna and a planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA). Active switching enables the antenna to resonant in different lower frequency bands while maintaining fixed operational performance in the upper bands.
Keywords :
active antennas; microstrip antennas; mobile antennas; multifrequency antennas; planar antennas; planar inverted-F antennas; PIFA; active multiband antenna; antenna operational performance; antenna resonance; co-planar fed patch antenna; frequency bands; planar inverted-F antenna; wireless communication system; Antennas; RLC circuits; Reflection coefficient; Resonant frequency; Varactors; Wireless communication; antenna; measurement; propagation;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
The Hague
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6902456