Frequency-reconfigurable antennas for multiradio wireless platforms

Author

Yang, Songnan ; Zhang, Chunna ; Pan, Helen K. ; Fathy, Aly E. ; Nair, Vijay K.

Author_Institution

Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville/Intel Corp., Santa Clara, CA

Volume

10

Issue

1

fYear

2009

fDate

2/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

66

Lastpage

83

Abstract

Looking to increase the functionality of current wireless platforms and to improve their quality of service, we have explored the merits of using frequency-reconfigurable antennas as an alternative for multiband antennas. Our study included an analysis of various reconfigurable and multiband structures such as patches, wires, and combinations. Switches, such as radio-frequency microelectromechanical systems (RFMEMS) and p-i-n diodes, were also studied and directly incorporated onto antenna structures to successfully form frequency-reconfigurable antennas.

Keywords

microswitches; multifrequency antennas; p-i-n diodes; quality of service; radio networks; frequency-reconfigurable antennas; multiband antennas; multiradio wireless platforms; p-i-n diodes; quality of service; radio-frequency microelectromechanical systems; switches; Broadband antennas; Frequency; Global Positioning System; Mobile antennas; Portable computers; Quality of service; Receiving antennas; Smart phones; Switches; Wires;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1527-3342

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MMM.2008.930677

Filename

4754001