Title :
A multiband/scalable reconfigurable antenna for cognitive radio base stations
Author :
Wu, T. ; Li, R.L. ; Eom, S.Y. ; Lim, K. ; Jeon, S.I. ; Laskar, J. ; Tentzeris, M.M.
Author_Institution :
Georgia Electron. Design Center, Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA
Abstract :
A four-band MEMS-based reconfigurable antenna is designed and tested. Future work would focus on the reduction of the effect of second harmonic resonances. Due to the highly scalable nature of the design, this topology can be a good basis for building future cognitive base stations that could provide higher bandwidth, large number of bands and multi-standard support for end users and the communication backbone.
Keywords :
cognitive radio; multifrequency antennas; topology; cognitive radio base stations; higher data rates; multiband reconfigurable antenna; scalable reconfigurable antenna; symmetric repeatable topology; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Base stations; Cognitive radio; Dipole antennas; Frequency measurement; Impedance matching; Radio spectrum management; Resonance; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2041-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2042-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2008.4619490
