Title :
Gain enhanced linear polarization switchable microstrip array antenna
Author :
Azad, Hossain Md ; Nishiyama, Eisuke ; Aikawa, Masayoshi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Saga Univ., Saga, Japan
Abstract :
In this paper, the linear polarization switchable patch array antenna is proposed and the characteristics of the antenna are investigated by FDTD method and experimentally. By using four parasitic patched around the fed patch, the gain of the antenna can be increased to remarkable value of 12dBi. And also by changing the polarity of the bias voltage, the main polarization angle switching of the array antenna can be possible.
Keywords :
finite difference time-domain analysis; microstrip antenna arrays; FDTD method; bias voltage; gain enhanced linear polarization; main polarization angle switching; switchable microstrip array antenna; Antenna radiation patterns; Arrays; Gain; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4967-5
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2010.5561017
