Frequency tunable microstrip patch antenna using RF MEMS technology

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1193-1196

  Erdil, Emre ^a   Topalli, Kagan ^b   Unlu, Mehmet ^b   Civi, Ozlem Aydin ^b   Akin, Tayfun ^b  

^a Çankaya   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Microelectromechanical system (MEMS); Microstrip antennas; Microwave; Reconfigurable architectures

Indexed keywords

BIAS VOLTAGE; CAPACITORS; COPLANAR WAVEGUIDES; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); MEMS; MICROWAVES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; TUNING;

MICROMACHINING TECHNOLOGY; RADIO FREQUENCY MEMS TECHNOLOGY; RECONFIGURABLE ARCHITECTURES;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 34247146504     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2007.893426     Document Type: Article

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