Frequency-reconfigurable antennas for multiradio wireless platforms |
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| Authors: | Songnan Yang Chunna Zhang Helen Pan Fathy A Nair V |
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| Affiliation: | Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville/Intel Corp., Santa Clara, CA; |
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| Abstract: | Looking to increase the functionality of current wireless platforms and to improve their quality of service, we have explored the merits of using frequency-reconfigurable antennas as an alternative for multiband antennas. Our study included an analysis of various reconfigurable and multiband structures such as patches, wires, and combinations. Switches, such as radio-frequency microelectromechanical systems (RFMEMS) and p-i-n diodes, were also studied and directly incorporated onto antenna structures to successfully form frequency-reconfigurable antennas. |
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