Title :
A reconfigurable PCB antenna for WiMAX, C-band and X-band operation
Author :
Ramadan, Ali ; Al-Husseini, Mohammed ; Kabalan, Karim Y. ; El-Hajj, Ali
Author_Institution :
ECE Dept., American Univ. of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Abstract :
In this paper, a novel printed-circuit-board (PCB) antenna that employs electronic tunability is presented. The antenna is based on a 10 mm times 25 mm times 1.6 mm FR4-epoxy substrate, is microstrip-line fed and has a partial ground plane. The proposed antenna is designed and simulated using the Finite-Element Method (FEM) and the Method of Moments (MoM) for two different switching conditions. The impedance bandwidth, gain, efficiency and radiation patterns of the antenna are demonstrated. It is shown that the antenna is suitable for WiMAX, C-band and X-band operation.
Keywords :
WiMax; finite element analysis; method of moments; microstrip antennas; microstrip lines; WiMAX; finite-element method; method of moments; microstrip-line fed; partial ground plane; reconfigurable PCB antenna; Antenna accessories; Bandwidth; Dielectric substrates; Feeds; Finite element methods; Impedance; Microstrip antennas; Moment methods; Switches; WiMAX;
Conference_Titel :
Advances in Computational Tools for Engineering Applications, 2009. ACTEA '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Zouk Mosbeh
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3833-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3834-1
DOI :
10.1109/ACTEA.2009.5227840
