Title :
Investigation of reconfigurability of dual-band microstrip patch antenna by utilizing MEMS switch
Author :
Yulindon ; Misran, Norbahiah ; Bais, Badariah ; Islam, Mohammad Tariqul
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Electron. & Syst. Eng., Univ. Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
Abstract :
On the recent years the microelectromechanical system (MEMS) technology has many application on various fields of live - including on wireless communication, especially antenna design. The implementation of reconfigurability will have some advantages to the antenna by means of the switch. The reconfigurability of microstrip patch antenna utilizing the MEMS switches has been investigated. The antenna has operating frequency of 2.4 GHz and 5.2 GHz. By utilizing 3 switches, the antenna achieves the return loss -18.37 dB and -16.67 dB for each frequency.
Keywords :
microstrip antennas; microswitches; MEMS switches; antenna design; dual-band microstrip patch antenna reconfigurability; microelectromechanical system technology; operating frequency; return loss; wireless communication; Communication switching; Dual band; Frequency; Microelectromechanical systems; Micromechanical devices; Microstrip antennas; Microswitches; Patch antennas; Switches; Wireless communication; MEMS switches; dual-band; reconfigurability;
Conference_Titel :
Space Science and Communication, 2009. IconSpace 2009. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Negeri Sembilan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4956-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4956-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICONSPACE.2009.5352657
