Reconfigurable MEMS antennas

Nakul Haridas, Ahmet T. Erdogan, Tughral Arslan, Anthony J. Walton, Stewart Smith, Tom Stevenson, Camelia Dunare, Alan Gundlach, Jonathan Terry, Petros Argyrakis, Kevin Tierney, Alan Ross, Tony O'Hara

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Abstract / Description of output

This paper reviews the work carried out in the field of reconfigurable antennas, and in specific the reconfigurable A MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) antennas. The application of MEMS to antennas is studied and compared with the various implementations such as pattern reconfigurable MEMS antennas, mechanically actuated MEMS antennas, capacitive MEMS antennas and MEMS phased array antennas, as reported by research groups in the field. Finally a design is described, driven by the objectives of low power, high efficiency, linear operation and real time frequency and space diversity reconfiguration.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPROCEEDINGS OF THE 2008 NASA/ESA CONFERENCE ON ADAPTIVE HARDWARE AND SYSTEMS
EditorsD Keymeulen, T Arslan, M Seuss, A Stoica, AT Erdogan, D Merodio
Place of PublicationLOS ALAMITOS
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages147-154
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)978-0-7695-3166-3
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Event3rd NASA/ESA Conference on Adaptive Hardware and Systems - Noordwijk
Duration: 22 Jun 200825 Jun 2008

Conference

Conference3rd NASA/ESA Conference on Adaptive Hardware and Systems
CityNoordwijk
Period22/06/0825/06/08

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • RADIATION-PATTERN

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