Title :
Investigation of a plug hole shaped frequency and pattern reconfigurable antenna using photo-conductive microwave switches
Author :
Yadav, A.M. ; Panagamuwa, C.J. ; Seager, R.D.
Author_Institution :
Wireless Commun. Res. Group (WiCR), Loughborough Univ., Loughborough, UK
Abstract :
A plug hole shaped reconfigurable microstrip antenna capable of frequency and pattern reconfiguration using photo-conductive switches is proposed in this paper. The antenna can be operated at three different frequencies in the range of 2-4GHz. At each frequency, five different radiation patterns are possible. Photo-conductive switches used to obtain reconfiguratibility. The simulation results comprising the return loss and radiation patterns of the proposed antenna are presented.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; microwave antennas; frequency 2 GHz to 4 GHz; pattern reconfigurable antenna; photo-conductive microwave switches; plug hole shaped frequency; plug hole shaped reconfigurable microstrip antenna; radiation patterns; Antenna radiation patterns; Dipole antennas; Microwave antennas; Optical switches; Beam steering; Frequency reconfigurable antennas; Photo-conductive switches; pattern reconfigurable antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference (EuMC), 2011 41st European
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-235-6
