Published June 23, 2005 | Version v1
Conference paper

MEMS-Switched Reconfigurable Antennas

Description

The integration and use of RF MEMS switches in microstrip patch antennas and feed structures were investigated for developing reconfigurable multi-band antennas. The current application focuses on the development of a dual L/X-band antenna that would support several satellite or UAV-based communications and radar applications such as SAR, terrain mapping, GMTI, AMTI, etc. A reconfigurable patch module (RPM) was designed and fabricated consisting of a 3/spl times/3 array of patches connected together using MEMS switches (we simulated MEMS switches with ideal OPEN/CLOSED switches). This RPM could be used as a basic element in a tile/conformal architecture. Stripline power dividers and blind via transitions were developed to demonstrate feed structures that could be located below the radiating aperture.

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URL
https://hal.science/hal-00090849
URN
urn:oai:HAL:hal-00090849v1