Pattern and frequency reconfigurable annular slot antenna using pin diodes

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 439-448

  Nikolaou, Symeon ^a   Bairavasubramanian, Ramanan ^a   Lugo Jr , Cesar ^a   Carrasquillo, Ileana ^a   Thompson, Dane C ^a   Ponchak, George E ^b   Papapolymerou, John ^a   Tentzeris, Manos M ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Annular slot antenna (ASA); Frequency reconfigurability; Pin diode; Reconfigurable antenna; Reconfigurable radiation pattern; Slot antenna

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT THEORY; DIODES; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); IMPEDANCE MATCHING (ELECTRIC); SIMULATION;

ANNULAR SLOT ANTENNA (ASA); FREQUENCY RECONFIGURABILITY; PIN DIODE; RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNA; RECONFIGURABLE RADIATION PATTERN;

SLOT ANTENNAS;

EID: 32444449724     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2005.863398     Document Type: Article

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