Proceedings of 2015 Photonics & Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Prague, July 6 - 9,Page(s)1378-1382
Abstract
This paper presents a wideband printed tapered slot antenna with pattern recon-
figurability. The antenna consists of four tapered slots, a reconfigurable microstrip-to-slotline
transition, and four PIN diodes. Four agile endfire radiation patterns are realized with the mea-
sured relative impedance bandwidth of 71.3%. The gains for the four directions are all higher
than 6.4 dBi at the center frequency of 2.4 GHz. Good patterns are maintained at the four re-
configurable directions in a wideband. To further enhance the gain, the zero-index-metamaterial
(ZIM) units are loaded in the tapered slot. The simulation results show that extra gains of 1.4
to 1.7 dBi can be obtained within the center band from 2.2 GHz to 2.6 GHz.
Citation
Zhongliang Lu,
Guannan Tan,
Xue-Xia Yang,
and
Yong Jin Zhou,
"Pattern Reconfigurable Printed Antennas with High Gain and Broadband," Proceedings of 2015 Photonics & Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Prague, July 6 - 9,Page(s)1378-1382