Abstract
In this communication, a compact pattern reconfigurable microstrip antenna with multidirectional beam is investigated. The proposed antenna has a simple structure and consists of an aperture feed microstrip antenna, two metal walls, and six p-i-n diodes. The metal wall connects to the ground plane by p-i-n diodes. By switching between different states of the p-i-n diodes, the proposed antenna can realize six radiation pattern modes, which are a narrow beamwidth pattern, a wide beamwidth pattern, and four directional patterns in the xoz plane and yoz plane. Meanwhile, the operating frequency band of the antenna is always in the bandwidth from 3.5 to 3.9 GHz. The cross polarization of the antenna in the whole modes is very low. The antenna is fabricated and measured to verify the design. The measured results are in good agreements with the simulated one. Owing to a novel design, good pattern reconfigurable characteristics of the proposed antenna have been obtained in the whole frequency band. It is a good candidate for the wireless communication system.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1910-1915 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISSN | 0018-926X |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Pattern Reconfigurable Microstrip Antenna With Multidirectional Beam for Wireless Communication. / Yang, Guangwei; Li, Jianying; Wei, Dujuan; Zhou, Shigang; Xu, Rui.
In: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 63, No. 3, 03.2019, p. 1910-1915.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Pattern Reconfigurable Microstrip Antenna With Multidirectional Beam for Wireless Communication
AU - Yang, Guangwei
AU - Li, Jianying
AU - Wei, Dujuan
AU - Zhou, Shigang
AU - Xu, Rui
PY - 2019/3
Y1 - 2019/3
N2 - In this communication, a compact pattern reconfigurable microstrip antenna with multidirectional beam is investigated. The proposed antenna has a simple structure and consists of an aperture feed microstrip antenna, two metal walls, and six p-i-n diodes. The metal wall connects to the ground plane by p-i-n diodes. By switching between different states of the p-i-n diodes, the proposed antenna can realize six radiation pattern modes, which are a narrow beamwidth pattern, a wide beamwidth pattern, and four directional patterns in the xoz plane and yoz plane. Meanwhile, the operating frequency band of the antenna is always in the bandwidth from 3.5 to 3.9 GHz. The cross polarization of the antenna in the whole modes is very low. The antenna is fabricated and measured to verify the design. The measured results are in good agreements with the simulated one. Owing to a novel design, good pattern reconfigurable characteristics of the proposed antenna have been obtained in the whole frequency band. It is a good candidate for the wireless communication system.
AB - In this communication, a compact pattern reconfigurable microstrip antenna with multidirectional beam is investigated. The proposed antenna has a simple structure and consists of an aperture feed microstrip antenna, two metal walls, and six p-i-n diodes. The metal wall connects to the ground plane by p-i-n diodes. By switching between different states of the p-i-n diodes, the proposed antenna can realize six radiation pattern modes, which are a narrow beamwidth pattern, a wide beamwidth pattern, and four directional patterns in the xoz plane and yoz plane. Meanwhile, the operating frequency band of the antenna is always in the bandwidth from 3.5 to 3.9 GHz. The cross polarization of the antenna in the whole modes is very low. The antenna is fabricated and measured to verify the design. The measured results are in good agreements with the simulated one. Owing to a novel design, good pattern reconfigurable characteristics of the proposed antenna have been obtained in the whole frequency band. It is a good candidate for the wireless communication system.
U2 - 10.1109/TAP.2018.2885230
DO - 10.1109/TAP.2018.2885230
M3 - Journal article
VL - 63
SP - 1910
EP - 1915
JO - I E E E Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
JF - I E E E Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
SN - 0018-926X
IS - 3
ER -