Title :
Reducing complexity and improving the reliability of frequency reconfigurable antennas
Author :
Costantine, J. ; Tawk, Y. ; Christodoulou, C.G. ; Abdallah, C.T.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
In this paper the complexity and reliability of frequency reconfigurable antennas are presented. A new approach for decreasing the complexity of reconfigurable antennas while maintaining the reliability of such structures is discussed. An example is given to prove the validity of the proposed approaches.
Keywords :
Antenna accessories; Directive antennas; Equations; Frequency; Joining processes; Maintenance engineering; Packaging; Radiofrequency microelectromechanical systems; Reliability engineering; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2010 Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona, Spain
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6431-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-84-7653-472-4
