TY - JOUR
T1 - Omnidirectional microstrip patch antenna with reconfigurable pattern and polarisation
AU - Narbudowicz, Adam
AU - Bao, Xiulong
AU - Ammann, Max James
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 The Institution of Engineering and Technology.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - An omnidirectional microstrip patch antenna, capable of reconfiguring both polarisation and radiation pattern is proposed. It operates with two orthogonal ±45° slanted linear polarisations and can produce two dipole-like radiation patterns, providing 360° coverage in either the horizontal or elevation plane. With appropriate steering, this enables a single antenna to provide full spherical coverage for any polarisation. The reconfiguration is realised by phase shifting, thus does not require switching elements, such as microelectromechanical system or pin diodes embedded into antenna. The basic principles of operation are discussed and validated by numerical and measured data.
AB - An omnidirectional microstrip patch antenna, capable of reconfiguring both polarisation and radiation pattern is proposed. It operates with two orthogonal ±45° slanted linear polarisations and can produce two dipole-like radiation patterns, providing 360° coverage in either the horizontal or elevation plane. With appropriate steering, this enables a single antenna to provide full spherical coverage for any polarisation. The reconfiguration is realised by phase shifting, thus does not require switching elements, such as microelectromechanical system or pin diodes embedded into antenna. The basic principles of operation are discussed and validated by numerical and measured data.
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U2 - 10.1049/iet-map.2013.0665
DO - 10.1049/iet-map.2013.0665
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84949655794
SN - 1751-8725
VL - 8
SP - 872
EP - 877
JO - IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation
JF - IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation
IS - 11
ER -