Miniaturized 3‐bit frequency‐reconfigurable monopole antenna with a meander line

Abstract A novel 3‐bit frequency‐reconfigurable antenna (FRA) with miniaturized dimensions is realized with a meander line. The frequency reconfiguration of the antenna is achieved by introducing N Radio Frequency (RF) PIN diodes into the meander line. The related parts of the meander line with diff...

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Main Authors: Xueyang Hu, Yun Liu, Yueyou Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-12-01
Series:Electronics Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1049/ell2.13030
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description Abstract A novel 3‐bit frequency‐reconfigurable antenna (FRA) with miniaturized dimensions is realized with a meander line. The frequency reconfiguration of the antenna is achieved by introducing N Radio Frequency (RF) PIN diodes into the meander line. The related parts of the meander line with different lengths are bypassed or included into the antenna by switching on or off the diodes, resulting in 2N switchable size lengths of the antenna and equally spaced operating frequencies. A 3‐bit reconfigurable meander‐line antenna (N = 3) is designed, and the simulated and measured results agree well. The antenna provides 8 (23) independent and switchable states, with the operating frequencies covering a wide switchable frequency range from 1.04 to 1.51 GHz and the working bandwidths varying from 80 to 150 MHz. The number of working bandwidth states is maximized, considering the number of switches used. Moreover, the results reveal an acceptable peak gain of 1.59 dBi in terms of the miniaturized total dimension of 0.17 λg × 0.07 λg (λg is the guided wavelength at the lowest working frequency), which is more compact than several published FRAs.
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spelling doaj.art-7abe95aa4d63433a9c4382be11f823bf2023-12-21T08:55:55ZengWileyElectronics Letters0013-51941350-911X2023-12-015923n/an/a10.1049/ell2.13030Miniaturized 3‐bit frequency‐reconfigurable monopole antenna with a meander lineXueyang Hu0Yun Liu1Yueyou Yang2Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation 29th Research Institute Nanjing ChinaNanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation 29th Research Institute Nanjing ChinaNanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation 29th Research Institute Nanjing ChinaAbstract A novel 3‐bit frequency‐reconfigurable antenna (FRA) with miniaturized dimensions is realized with a meander line. The frequency reconfiguration of the antenna is achieved by introducing N Radio Frequency (RF) PIN diodes into the meander line. The related parts of the meander line with different lengths are bypassed or included into the antenna by switching on or off the diodes, resulting in 2N switchable size lengths of the antenna and equally spaced operating frequencies. A 3‐bit reconfigurable meander‐line antenna (N = 3) is designed, and the simulated and measured results agree well. The antenna provides 8 (23) independent and switchable states, with the operating frequencies covering a wide switchable frequency range from 1.04 to 1.51 GHz and the working bandwidths varying from 80 to 150 MHz. The number of working bandwidth states is maximized, considering the number of switches used. Moreover, the results reveal an acceptable peak gain of 1.59 dBi in terms of the miniaturized total dimension of 0.17 λg × 0.07 λg (λg is the guided wavelength at the lowest working frequency), which is more compact than several published FRAs.https://doi.org/10.1049/ell2.13030microstrip antennasreconfigurable architectures
spellingShingle Xueyang Hu
Yun Liu
Yueyou Yang
Miniaturized 3‐bit frequency‐reconfigurable monopole antenna with a meander line
Electronics Letters
microstrip antennas
reconfigurable architectures
title Miniaturized 3‐bit frequency‐reconfigurable monopole antenna with a meander line
title_full Miniaturized 3‐bit frequency‐reconfigurable monopole antenna with a meander line
title_fullStr Miniaturized 3‐bit frequency‐reconfigurable monopole antenna with a meander line
title_full_unstemmed Miniaturized 3‐bit frequency‐reconfigurable monopole antenna with a meander line
title_short Miniaturized 3‐bit frequency‐reconfigurable monopole antenna with a meander line
title_sort miniaturized 3 bit frequency reconfigurable monopole antenna with a meander line
topic microstrip antennas
reconfigurable architectures
url https://doi.org/10.1049/ell2.13030
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