Integration of packaged RF MEMS switches with radiation pattern reconfigurable square spiral microstrip antennas

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 464-469

  Huff, Greg H ^a   Bernhard, Jennifer T ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Matching networks; Radio frequency microelectromechanical system (RF MEMS); Reconfigurable antenna

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SWITCHES;

IMPEDANCE BANDWIDTH; MATCHING NETWORKS; RADIO FREQUENCY MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM (RF MEMS); RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNA; SPIRAL MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 32444433831     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2005.863409     Document Type: Article

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