Title :
Frequency reconfiguration in single and dual antenna modules
Author :
Gardner, Peter ; Feresidis, Alexandros P ; Hall, Peter S. ; Jackson, Thomas J. ; Tade, O. ; Mavridou, Marina ; Kabiri, Yasin ; Gao, X.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of EECE, Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
This paper outlines four related developments in frequency reconfigurable antennas: using negative impedance converters to enhance the tuning range of tunable antennas; tuning the isolation between closely spaced antennas; reducing the size of a filter/antenna module by direct impedance matching; and using ferroelectric varactors tuning elements.
Keywords :
antennas; ferroelectric devices; impedance convertors; impedance matching; varactors; direct impedance matching; dual antenna modules; ferroelectric varactor tuning elements; filter-antenna module; frequency reconfigurable antennas; frequency reconfiguration; negative impedance converters; single antenna modules; tunable antennas; Antennas; Impedance; Radio access networks; Tuning; World Wide Web; antennas; reconfigurable antennas;
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
