Title :
Reconfigurable antenna using smart material
Author :
Aljonubi, K. ; AlAmoudi, Ahmed O. ; Langley, Richard J. ; Reaney, I.
Author_Institution :
ECP, KACST, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
Results for a reconfigurable PIFA using smart materials are presented. A novel approach is investigated by using PZT materials that switch into contact using a dc control voltage to reconfigure the PIFA structure and hence produce a tunable antenna.
Keywords :
electrical contacts; intelligent materials; lead compounds; planar inverted-F antennas; PZT; PZT materials; contact; dc control voltage; reconfigurable PIFA structure; reconfigurable antenna; smart material; tunable antenna; Materials; Microwave antennas; Switches; PIFA; PZT; Reconfigurable Antenna; Smart Antenna; Smart Material;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2013 7th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Gothenburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2187-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-88-907018-1-8
