• DocumentCode
    2553136
  • Title

    Design of MEMS Based Triple Band Reconfigurable Antenna

  • Author

    Alam, A. H M Zahirul ; Sahar, Norsuzlin Bt Mohd ; Zamani, Norasyikin Bt

  • Author_Institution
    Int. Islamic Univ. Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    10-12 Dec. 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    A reconfigurable triple-band antenna operating at 17.21, 23.54 and 29.27 GHz using MEMS switches is presented. The reconfigurable triple-band dipole is firstly designed assuming ideal switches (ON/OFF). The effects of the two MEMS switches on different cantilever bridge materials on the antenna performance are studied. The design is performed using the 3D electromagnetic simulator. Optimization of MEMS bridge materials is required to obtained low insertion loss.
  • Keywords
    cantilevers; dipole antennas; microswitches; microwave antennas; optimisation; 3D electromagnetic simulator; MEMS switch; cantilever bridge material; dipole antenna; frequency 17.21 GHz; frequency 23.54 GHz; frequency 29.27 GHz; reconfigurable triple-band antenna; Bridge circuits; Dipole antennas; Insertion loss; Microelectromechanical systems; Micromechanical devices; Microswitches; Switches; Antenna; MEMS; Microelectromechanical Systems; Patch; Reconfigurable;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information & Communications Technology, 2006. ICICT '06. ITI 4th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Cairo
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9770-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ITICT.2006.358269
  • Filename
    4196493