Title :
Polarization reconfigurable MEMS-CPW antenna for mm-wave applications
Author :
Balcells, J. ; Damgaci, Y. ; Cetiner, B.A. ; Romeu, J. ; Jofre, L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Teor. del Senyal i Comunicacions (TSC), Univ. Politec. de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
This letter presents a polarization reconfigurable MEMS-integrated coplanar patch antenna for mm-wave applications. The polarization of the field radiated by this reconfigurable antenna can be configured into right-handed circular polarization (RHCP), left-handed circular polarization (LHCP) or linear polarization (LP). This is accomplished by the activation/deactivation of RF-MEMS switches. The consistency of the simulated results was successfully checked with measurements.
Keywords :
Antennas and propagation; Dielectric substrates; Directive antennas; Feeds; Frequency; Log periodic antennas; Optical polarization; Patch antennas; Slot antennas; 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
