Title :
Tunable coplanar patch antenna using varactor
Author :
Holland, B.R. ; Ramadoss, R. ; Pandey, S. ; Agrawal, P.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Auburn Univ., AL, USA
fDate :
3/16/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The operating frequency of a coplanar patch antenna is tuned using a varactor mounted at one of the radiating edges. The coplanar patch antenna is tunable from 4.92 GHz at 0 V to 5.40 GHz at 19.5 V with a return loss better than 14 dB in this frequency range. The antenna provides a return loss better than 32 dB in the tunable frequency range of 5.16 to 5.40 GHz.
Keywords :
microstrip antennas; microwave antennas; varactors; 19.5 V; 4.92 to 5.40 GHz; return loss; tunable coplanar patch antenna; tunable frequency range; varactors;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20063554
