Small Square Reconfigurable Antenna with Switchable Single/Tri-Band Functions

A novel frequency reconfigurable slot antenna for suitable switchable radiations at WLAN and a tri-band at Bluetooth, WiMAX and upper WLAN applications is designed and fabricated. Switchable frequency responses are achieved by implementation of a PIN diode within the antenna ground plane. The antenn...

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Main Authors: M. Borhani Kakhki, P. Rezaei, V. Sharbati, M M. Fakharian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Spolecnost pro radioelektronicke inzenyrstvi 2016-04-01
Series:Radioengineering
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Online Access:http://www.radioeng.cz/fulltexts/2016/16_01_0040_0045.pdf
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Summary:A novel frequency reconfigurable slot antenna for suitable switchable radiations at WLAN and a tri-band at Bluetooth, WiMAX and upper WLAN applications is designed and fabricated. Switchable frequency responses are achieved by implementation of a PIN diode within the antenna ground plane. The antenna structure is consist of a square radiation patch with an E-shaped slot, a modified ground plane with an inverted T-shaped strip that act as a parasitic stub and two parallel slots and a protruded strip which is connected to the parasitic stub with a PIN diode. The presented antenna has a compact size of 20×20 mm2 while providing switchable radiations at 2.36-2.5 GHz Bluetooth, 3.51-3.79 GHz WiMAX, and 5.47-5.98 GHz WLAN when diode is ON and 5.04-6.13 GHz WLAN when diode is OFF.
ISSN:1210-2512