• DocumentCode
    2679683
  • Title

    A frequency-reconfigurable circularly polarized patch antenna by integrating MEMS switches

  • Author

    Liu, Sunan ; Lee, Ming-Jer ; Jung, Changwon ; Li, G.P. ; De Flaviis, Franco

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Irvine, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    3-8 July 2005
  • Firstpage
    413
  • Abstract
    A microstrip antenna with integrated RF microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switches is proposed and demonstrated to operate at dual frequencies with circular polarization. The switches are incorporated into the diagonally fed square patch for controlling the operating frequency and a rectangular stub attached to the edge of the patch acts as the perturbation to produce the circular polarization at 6.69 GHz and 7.06 GHz.
  • Keywords
    antenna feeds; electromagnetic wave polarisation; microstrip antennas; microswitches; multifrequency antennas; 6.69 GHz; 7.06 GHz; MEMS switches; circularly polarized patch antenna; diagonally fed square patch; frequency-reconfigurable antenna; integrated RF microelectromechanical system; microstrip antenna; rectangular stub; Communication switching; Micromechanical devices; Microstrip antennas; Microswitches; Patch antennas; Polarization; Radio frequency; Resonant frequency; Switches; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8883-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2005.1551831
  • Filename
    1551831