A reconfigurable PIFA using a switchable PIN-diode and a fine-tuning varactor for USPCS/WCDMA/m-WiMAX/WLAN

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2404-2411

  Lim, Jong Hyuk ^a   Back, Gyu Tae ^a   Ko, Young Il ^a   Song, Chang Wook ^a   Yun, Tae Yeoul ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

PIN diode; Planar inverted F antenna (PIFA); reconfigurable; switching; tuning; varactor

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; ANTENNA PERFORMANCE; ANTENNA STRUCTURES; DC BIAS; DIODE PARAMETERS; EQUIVALENT MODEL; MEASURED DATA; MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; MODE II; OPERATING MODES; PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS; PEAK GAIN; PIN DIODE; PLANAR INVERTED-F ANTENNA; RE-CONFIGURABLE; SIMULATED RESULTS; SWITCHABLE;

INTEROPERABILITY; MOBILE ANTENNAS; RADIATORS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; TUNING; VARACTORS; WIMAX;

DIODES;

EID: 77954544144     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2010.2048849     Document Type: Article

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