Title :
Optically-controlled reconfigurable microstrip patch antenna
Author :
Lavallee, R. Nathan ; Lail, Brian A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Florida Inst. of Technol., Melbourne, FL
Abstract :
An optically controlled frequency reconfigurable microstrip patch antenna is presented in this paper. S11 measurements show that greater than 85% power is transmitted at each of the three resonant frequencies. Measured radiation patterns for patch antennas using ideal switch states agree with HFSS simulations.
Keywords :
microstrip antennas; optical control; optical switches; antenna design; near-infrared light; optically controlled switches; optically-controlled reconfigurable microstrip patch antenna; sub-millimeter wave regime; switching technique; Antenna measurements; Conductivity; Lighting; Microstrip antennas; Optical control; Optical switches; Patch antennas; Resonant frequency; Silicon; Slot antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2041-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2042-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2008.4618978
