Title :
MEMS-switched parasitic-antenna array for radiation pattern diversity
Author :
Petit, L. ; Dussopt, L. ; Laheurte, J. -M
Author_Institution :
CEA-LETI, Grenoble, France
Abstract :
This paper demonstrates a MEMS-switched parasitic antenna array at 5.6 GHz providing two radiation patterns with beams at ±25°. The antenna is fabricated on a low-loss microwave substrate and uses packaged microelectromechanical (MEMS) series switches. The design and optimization procedure is presented as well as experimental results showing a good agreement.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; microswitches; microwave antenna arrays; 5.6 GHz; MEMS-switched parasitic antenna array; low-loss microwave substrate; microelectromechanical series switches; packaged MEMS series switches; parasitic-antenna array; radiation pattern diversity; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Design optimization; Microwave antennas; Packaging; Phased arrays; Radio frequency; Scattering parameters; Semiconductor device modeling; Slot antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2005 European
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-2-8
DOI :
10.1109/EUMC.2005.1610334
