Title :
MEMS Switch Material Dependency on Designing a Reconfigurable Antenna
Author :
Alam, A. H M Zahirul ; Islam, Md Rafiqul ; Khan, Sheroz ; Azlani, B.M. ; Razak, Manis Mulyany Bt Abdul
Author_Institution :
Int. Islamic Univ. Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
fDate :
Oct. 29 2006-Dec. 1 2006
Abstract :
We report on reconfigurable antenna performance using RF MEMS switches dependency on material used for MEMS structure. Teflon as a MEMS structural material gives triple-band antenna operation at 17.21, 23.54 and 29.27 GHz with return loss -12.04, -19.37 and -17.34 dB, respectively. The design is performed using 3D electromagnetic simulators considering ideal MEMS switches. There is no shift of resonance frequency that occurred at 23.54 GHz when both the MEMS switches are either ON or OFF.
Keywords :
microswitches; multifrequency antennas; 3D electromagnetic simulators; MEMS structural material; MEMS structure; RF MEMS switches; Teflon; reconfigurable antenna; triple-band antenna; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Micromechanical devices; Microswitches; Multifrequency antennas; Patch antennas; Radiofrequency microelectromechanical systems; Receiving antennas; Switches; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Electronics, 2006. ICSE '06. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9730-4
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9731-2
DOI :
10.1109/SMELEC.2006.381076
