Title :
Design of MEMS Based Triple Band Reconfigurable Antenna
Author :
Alam, A. H M Zahirul ; Sahar, Norsuzlin Bt Mohd ; Zamani, Norasyikin Bt
Author_Institution :
Int. Islamic Univ. Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Abstract :
A reconfigurable triple-band antenna operating at 17.21, 23.54 and 29.27 GHz using MEMS switches is presented. The reconfigurable triple-band dipole is firstly designed assuming ideal switches (ON/OFF). The effects of the two MEMS switches on different cantilever bridge materials on the antenna performance are studied. The design is performed using the 3D electromagnetic simulator. Optimization of MEMS bridge materials is required to obtained low insertion loss.
Keywords :
cantilevers; dipole antennas; microswitches; microwave antennas; optimisation; 3D electromagnetic simulator; MEMS switch; cantilever bridge material; dipole antenna; frequency 17.21 GHz; frequency 23.54 GHz; frequency 29.27 GHz; reconfigurable triple-band antenna; Bridge circuits; Dipole antennas; Insertion loss; Microelectromechanical systems; Micromechanical devices; Microswitches; Switches; Antenna; MEMS; Microelectromechanical Systems; Patch; Reconfigurable;
Conference_Titel :
Information & Communications Technology, 2006. ICICT '06. ITI 4th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cairo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9770-3
DOI :
10.1109/ITICT.2006.358269
