• DocumentCode
    540679
  • Title

    Reconfigurable multi-slot multi-port antennas using RF-MEMS switches for handheld devices

  • Author

    Chiu, Chi-Yuk ; Murch, Ross D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Eng., Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Kowloon, China
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    7-10 Dec. 2010
  • Firstpage
    999
  • Lastpage
    1002
  • Abstract
    A design for a reconfigurable multi-slot, multi-port antenna is presented. In particular a T-shaped slot structure is proposed to provide two operating modes consisting of a two ports configuration for a low frequency band and a three antenna ports configuration for a high frequency band. The proposed antenna is targeted for handheld devices embedded with multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology. Simulations are compared with measured data including the practical implementation of RF-MEMS switches.
  • Keywords
    MIMO communication; microswitches; slot antennas; RF-MEMS switche; T-shaped slot structure; antenna port; frequency band; handheld device; multiple-input multiple-output technology; reconfigurable multislot multiport antenna; Gain measurement; Logic gates; Loss measurement; Micromechanical devices; Microswitches; Resonant frequency; RF-MEMS switches; Reconfigurable antennas; slot antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Conference Proceedings (APMC), 2010 Asia-Pacific
  • Conference_Location
    Yokohama
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-7590-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-902339-22-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5728562