| Autor: |
Aditya Singh, Carlos E. Saavedra |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, Vol 2, Pp 362-369 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2637-6431 |
| DOI: |
10.1109/OJAP.2021.3063281 |
| Popis: |
This paper presents a fluidically loaded microstrip patch antenna on a multi-layered substrate with frequency and polarization reconfigurability in the 2400 MHz band. A square patch loaded at all the corners with short circuited λg/4 long stubs is utilized. An arrangement of fluidic channels fabricated by moulding Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) with 3D printed mould is incorporated beneath each stub. By injecting or withdrawing distilled water into the channels, variable loads are realized. It exhibits frequency tunable linearly polarized (LP) mode with symmetric loading or circularly polarized (CP) mode with asymmetric loading. The sense of CP can be switched by swapping the loading configuration along the diagonals of the patch. The equivalent circuit for the antenna is presented. A prototype is fabricated and measured. In LP mode, frequency tuning of 7.85% is achieved. The minimum realized gain is 5.67 dBi with cross-polarization (X-pol) isolation 20 dB. In the CP modes, the overlapping bandwidth for |S11| -10 dB and axial ratio 3 dB (ARBW) is 16 MHz for both LHCP/RHCP modes. Frequency tuning of 141 MHz (5.76%) is measured in the RHCP mode. The minimum realized gain is 4.86 dBic and total efficiency is > 60%. |
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