DIRECTIONAL AND POLARISATION PROPERTIES OF A MICROSTRIP RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNA WITH TUNABLE FREQUENCY AND POLARISATION
Keywords:
Microstrip antenna, reconfigurable antenna, polarization, radiation pattern, axial ratio
Abstract
A reconfigurable antenna is an antenna with parameters that can be varied according to the
requirements of a particular situation. Under variable parameters we can understand the operating
frequency range, radiation pattern, polarization, as well as various combinations of these parameters.
In this paper, we propose the design of a reconfigurable microstrip antenna with tunable
frequency and polarization, and investigate its radiation pattern and polarisation properties. The
antenna has compact dimensions and can be used in wireless communication systems operating in
the 2–7 GHz range. 5 pin diodes are included into the antenna design to change the resonant frequency
and polarization of the antenna by turning the diodes on and off. The simulation of the
proposed antenna was performed in the FEKO program and the main parameters of the antenna
were obtained. The analysis of the simulation results showed that for the lower part of the studied
frequency range (2.05, 2.45 and 3.7 GHz), the polarization is linear. When operating in the higher
sub-range (5.4, 5.6 and 5.75 GHz), the antenna is circularly polarized, and the direction of the
polarisation vector rotation depends on the connection of the diodes. This ability to switch polarization
to orthogonal at the same frequency allows to perform efficient signal reception in the conditions
of multipath propagation.
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with frequency reconfigurable characteristics utilizing RF MEMS for 5G applications, Journal of
Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, 2020, Vol. 34, Issue 9: Massive MIMO Toward 5G, pp.
1210-1224.
3. Purisima M.C.L., Salvador M., Agustin S.G.P., Cunanan M.T. Frequency and pattern reconfigurable
antennas for community cellular applications, 2016 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), 22-25
Nov. 2016, Singapore.
4. Constantine J., Tawk Y., Barbin S.E., et al. Reconfigurable antennas: design and applications, Proc.
IEEE, 2015, Vol. 103 (3), pp. 424-437.
5. Wright M.D., Baron W., Miller J., et al. MEMS reconfigurable broadband patch antenna for conformal
applications, IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., 2018, Vol. 66 (6), pp. 2770-2778.
6. Han L., Wang C., Chen X., et al. Compact frequency–reconfigurable slot antenna for wireless applications,
IEEE Antennas Wirel. Propag. Lett., 2016, Vol. 15, pp. 1795-1798.
7. Rajagopalan H., Kovitz J. M., Rahmat–Samii Y. MEMS reconfigurable optimized E– shaped
patch antenna design for cognitive radio, IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., 2014, Vol. 62 (3),
pp. 1056-1064.
8. Abdulraheem Y., Oguntala G. A., Abdullah A. S., et al. Design of frequency reconfigurable multiband
compact antenna using two pin diodes for WLAN/WiMAX applications, IET Microwaves, Antennas
Propag., 2017, Vol. 11 (8), pp. 1098-1105.
9. Pandit S., Mohan A., Ray P. Compact frequency–reconfigurable MIMO antenna for microwave
sensing applications in WLAN and WiMAX frequency bands, IEEE Sens Lett., 2018, No. 2 (2),
pp. 1-4. Doi: 10.1109/LSENS.2018.2822598.
10. Zhao X., Riaz S. A dual–band frequency reconfigurable MIMO patch–slot antenna based on reconfigurable
microstrip feedline, IEEE Access., 2018, Vol. 6, pp. 41450-41457.
11. Hussain R., Sharawi M.S., Shamim A. 4–element concentric pentagonal slot–line–based ultra–wide
tuning frequency reconfigurable MIMO antenna system, IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., 2018,
Vol. 66 (8), pp. 4282-4287.
12. Hussain R, Khan M.U., Sharawi M.S. Design and analysis of a miniaturized meandered slot–line–
based quad–band frequency agile MIMO antenna, IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., 2019, Vol. 68 (3),
pp. 2410-2415.
13. Hussain R., Sharawi M.S. A cognitive radio reconfigurable MIMO and sensing antenna system,
IEEE Antennas Wirel. Propag. Lett., 2014, Vol. 14, pp. 257-260.
14. Borhani M., Rezaei P., Valizade A. Design of a Reconfigurable Miniaturized Microstrip Antenna for
Switchable Multiband Systems, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2016, Vol. 15,
pp. 822-825.
15. Song T., Lee Y., Ga D., Choi J. A Polarization Reconfigurable Microstrip Patch Antenna using PIN
Diodes. Proceedings of APMC 2012, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Dec. 4-7, 2012, pp. 616-618.
16. Lee M.J., Sung Y., Kim S.H., Kim Y.S. Polarization Reconfigurable Microstrip Patch Antenna with
Complementary Split Ring Resonator (CSRR), Proceedings of APMC 2012, Kaohsiung, Taiwan,
Dec. 4-7, 2012, pp. 619-621.
17. Lee S.W., Sung Y., Lee S.J., Yoon H.S. and Park H.J. A reconfigurable patch antenna with symmetrical
structure for polarization diversity,. 2015 9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
(EuCAP), 13-17 April 2015, Lisbon, Portugal.
18. Ji L.Y., Qin P.Y., Guo Y.J., Fu G., Mittra R. A Wideband Polarization Reconfigurable Antenna for
WLAN Applications, 2016 10th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP),
10-15 April 2016, Davos, Switzerland.
19. Pan P., Guan B. A Wideband Polarization Reconfigurable Antenna with Six Polarization States.
2018 12th International Symposium on Antennas, Propagation and EM Theory (ISAPE), 3-6 Dec.
2018, Hangzhou, China.
20. Roseli W.I., Moktar N.H., Ali M.T. Polarization Reconfigurable Microstrip Patch Antenna for Wireless
Communication Applications, 2018 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation
(ISAP), Busan, Korea (South), 23-26 Oct. 2018.
21. Qi Ch., Cui Y., Li R. A Quad-Polarization Reconfigurable Omnidirectional Antenna, 2018 IEEE
International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science
Meeting, 8-13 July 2018, Boston, MA, USA.
22. McMichael I.T. A Mechanically Reconfigurable Patch Antenna With Polarization Diversity, IEEE
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 17, issue 7, July 2018.
23. Eqbal Z., Varma R., Ghosh J. A Compact Polarization Reconfigurable Square Slot Antenna for
WiMAX, 2018 3rd International Conference on Microwave and Photonics (ICMAP 2018), 9-11
February, 2018.
24. Wong H., Lin W., Wang X., Lu M. LP and CP Polarization Reconfigurable Antennas for Modern
Wireless Applications, 2017 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (ISAP),
30 Oct.-2 Nov. 2017, Phuket, Thailand.
25. Begum H., Wang X., Lu M. A Polarization-Reconfigurable Microstrip Antenna Design Based on
Parasitic Pin Loading, 2017 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS), 15-18 Jan. 2017, Phoenix,
AZ, USA.
26. Vaganova A.A., Kisel N.N., Panychev A I. Statistical Account of the Obstacle Position in a MIMO
System Channel Matrix Indoors, 2020 Moscow Workshop on Electronic and Networking Technologies
(MWENT), 11-13 March 2020, Moscow, Russia.
27. Panychev A.I., Vaganova A.A. Efficient three-dimensional ray tracing and electromagnetic field
intensity estimation algorithm for WLAN, 2017 IEEE East-West Design & Test Symposium
(EWDTS), 29 Sept.-2 Oct. 2017, Novi Sad.
28. Panychev A.I., Vaganova A.A. Approximate calculation of the diffraction coefficients in the analysis
of WLAN coverage area. 26-30 June 2017, Divnomorskoe, Russia.
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