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Polarization reconfigurable omni-directional antenna combining monopole and loop radiators

  • Bo Li
  • , Quan Xue

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

Abstract

A novel polarization reconfigurable omni-directional antenna is proposed in this paper. By adopting a coaxial probe which acts as the monopole and printed spoke-like metal strips fabricated on two substrates which act as the loop, the omni-directional circularly polarized (CP) wave can be generated in the azimuthal plane. To make the antenna polarization reconfigurable, 48 PIN diodes are placed on the two substrates to alter the current direction of the loop. An additional DC bias network is used to bias the diodes. The polarization status can be switched between RHCP and LHCP. The measured -10 dB impedance bandwidth is 25% and 26% and the average axial ratio (AR) is 2.33 dB and 2.45 dB for RHCP and LHCP in the azimuthal plane. © 2013 IEEE.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE iWEM 2013 - 2013 IEEE International Workshop on Electromagnetics: Applications and Student Innovation Competition
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages175-176
ISBN (Print)9781479903597
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Event2013 IEEE International Workshop on Electromagnetics: Applications and Student Innovation Competition - Hong Kong, China
Duration: 1 Aug 20133 Aug 2013

Workshop

Workshop2013 IEEE International Workshop on Electromagnetics: Applications and Student Innovation Competition
Abbreviated titleiWEM 2013
PlaceChina
CityHong Kong
Period1/08/133/08/13

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