DocumentCode
3099862
Title
Foldable multifunctional planar antenna array
Author
Hyeonhyeong Choe ; Sungjoon Lim
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Chung-Ang Univ., Seoul, South Korea
fYear
2012
fDate
4-7 Dec. 2012
Firstpage
1097
Lastpage
1099
Abstract
In this paper, a novel foldable multifunctional planar antenna array is proposed. It provides two modes; diversity and directivity modes. Each mode is switched by folding and unfolding the proposed antenna array. For the diversity mode, four antenna elements are placed for MIMO applications. When the antenna array is folded, its function is changed to the directivity mode and it works as a planar Yagi-Uda antenna. The simulation and measurement results are shown in order to demonstrate two modes are properly working at 2.4 GHz.
Keywords
MIMO communication; Yagi antenna arrays; diversity reception; planar antenna arrays; MIMO applications; antenna elements; directivity mode; diversity mode; foldable multifunctional planar antenna array; frequency 2.4 GHz; planar Yagi-Uda antenna; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Arrays; Dipole antennas; Switches; Yagi-Uda antennas; Foldable antenna; directivity; diversity; planar yagi-uda antenna;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Conference Proceedings (APMC), 2012 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location
Kaohsiung
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1330-9
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4577-1331-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APMC.2012.6421836
Filename
6421836
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