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A versatile reconfigurable antenna with integrated sensing mechanism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 December 2017

Sonia Sharma ,
Chandra Charu Tripathi  and
Rahul Rishi
Sonia Sharma*
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 136119, India
Chandra Charu Tripathi
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 136119, India
Rahul Rishi
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 124001, India
*
Corresponding author: S. Sharma Email: sonia990@gmail.com
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Abstract

An integrated reconfigurable antenna capable of spectrum sensing along with various reconfiguration features such as polarization, frequency, bandwidth, and radiation pattern is proposed here. The proposed antenna senses the spectrum by UWB antenna from 2 to 11 GHz to identify the spectrum conditions. After identifying the direction of maximum traffic or interference, the proposed antenna accordingly reconfigures its radiation pattern in order to mitigate the interference using switchable shorting posts. The antenna can reconfigure its polarization state using a switchable slot in the circular antenna. Frequency reconfigurability is obtained by using a varactor diode from 2 to 4 GHz. The antenna can reconfigure its bandwidth from UWB to NB by switching the active ports state. Measured and simulated results of the proposed antenna shows very good agreement, hence, validating the proposed design.

Keywords

Antenna designModeling and measurementsRF front-endsReconfigurable antenna
Type
Research Papers
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , May 2018 , pp. 469 - 478
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2017 

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