Title :
MEMS breakdown effects on the radiation of a MEMS based reconfigurable reflectarray
Author :
Salti, Hassan ; Fourn, Erwan ; Gillard, Raphael ; Legay, Hervé ; Aubert, Hervé
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron. & Telecommun. of Rennes IETR, Rennes
Abstract :
The goal of this paper is to estimate MEMS breakdown effects on the radiation pattern of a MEMS-based reconfigurable reflectarray. In addition, a correction procedure is proposed that takes advantage of the numerous possibilities offered by the cell to reach a given phase shift.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; microswitches; reflector antennas; MEMS breakdown effect; radiation pattern; reconfigurable reflectarray antenna; Antenna radiation patterns; Apertures; Electric breakdown; Micromechanical devices; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Microswitches; Phased arrays; Radiofrequency microelectromechanical systems; Reflector antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2009. EuCAP 2009. 3rd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Berlin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4753-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-3-00-024573-2
