TY - GEN
T1 - An aperture-coupled microstrip antenna with frequency agility and polarization diversity
AU - Wu, Wen Chin
AU - Row, Jeen Sheen
AU - Han, Tuan Yung
AU - Sim, Chow Yen Desmond
PY - 2009/12/1
Y1 - 2009/12/1
N2 - The design of a reconfigurable aperture-coupled microstrip antenna with frequency agility and polarization diversity is proposed. The exchange between the two linear polarizations (vertical and horizontal) at around 2 GHz is achieved by using two PIN-diodes. Furthermore, by allocating a voltage-controlled varactor diode between the radiating element and the ground, a tunable frequency ratio of around 1.17 is achieved on the vertical polarization. When the polarization is switched, good polarization discrimination is also observed.
AB - The design of a reconfigurable aperture-coupled microstrip antenna with frequency agility and polarization diversity is proposed. The exchange between the two linear polarizations (vertical and horizontal) at around 2 GHz is achieved by using two PIN-diodes. Furthermore, by allocating a voltage-controlled varactor diode between the radiating element and the ground, a tunable frequency ratio of around 1.17 is achieved on the vertical polarization. When the polarization is switched, good polarization discrimination is also observed.
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U2 - 10.1109/APMC.2009.5384257
DO - 10.1109/APMC.2009.5384257
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77950666646
SN - 9781424428021
T3 - APMC 2009 - Asia Pacific Microwave Conference 2009
SP - 763
EP - 765
BT - APMC 2009 - Asia Pacific Microwave Conference 2009
T2 - Asia Pacific Microwave Conference 2009, APMC 2009
Y2 - 7 December 2009 through 10 December 2009
ER -