A Multi-linear Polarization Reconfigurable Unidirectional Patch Antenna
- 5 June 2017
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
- Vol. 65 (8), 4299-4304
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tap.2017.2712185
Abstract
A novel multi-linear polarization (multi-LP) reconfigurable unidirectional circular patch antenna is proposed, which can switch among four LPs at every 45° rotation. The patch antenna is fed in the center and shorting posts are used to excite TM11 mode with LP. By controlling the connections between the four shorting posts and the ground plane using p-i-n diodes, four reconfigurable polarization states atφ=0°,φ=45°,φ=90°,orφ=135°canberealized.Thesize of this antenna is about 0.57λ × 0.57λ × 0.07λ at 2.45 GHz. It can be easily fabricated and has a simple biasing network. The measured overlapping impedance bandwidth for different polarizations under the condition |S11| ≤ -10 dB is from 2.33 to 2.50 GHz, which agrees well with the simulated one. Moreover, the antenna maintains stable radiation patterns and the measured realized gains range from 5.3 to 5.9 dBi.Keywords
Funding Information
- Australia Research Council Discovery Program (DE170101203, DP160102219)
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