Title :
C-shaped slot loaded reconfigurable microstrip antenna
Author :
Shynu, S.V. ; Augustin, G. ; Aanandan, C.K. ; Mohanan, P. ; Vasudeva, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Cochin Univ. of Sci. & Technol., India
fDate :
3/16/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new electronically reconfigurable dual frequency microstrip patch antenna with highly simplified varactor tuning circuitry is presented. The proposed design allows relatively independent selection of the two operating frequencies. Tuning ranges of 7.1 and 4.1% are realised for the two resonant frequencies without the use of any matching circuits.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; multifrequency antennas; slot antennas; tuning; 1.472 to 1.576 GHz; 1.752 to 1.824 GHz; C-shaped microstrip antenna; dual frequency antenna; electronically reconfigurable antenna; microstrip patch antenna; slot loaded microstrip antenna; varactor tuning;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20060238
