A Conformal Frequency Reconfigurable Antenna with Multiband and Wideband Characteristics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Antenna Design Methodology
2.1. Geometry of the Proposed Design
2.2. Simulation Setup
2.3. UWB Antenna Design
2.4. Multiband Antenna Design
2.5. Parametric Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Measurement Setup
3.2. Scattering Parameters
3.3. Conformability Analysis
3.4. Far-Field Analysis
3.5. Performance Comparision
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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References | Antenna Size (mm2) | Operating Modes | No. of Diodes | Flexibility | Reconfigurable Frequency Range (GHz) | Peak Gain (dBi) |
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[17] | 34.9 × 31 | UWB and UWB with dual or tri narrow bands | 4 | No | 2.13–10.5 | 5.2 |
[18] | 88 × 83 | UWB and tri-band | 4 | No | 2–6 | 3.07 |
[25] | 31 × 59 | Single and dual band | 1 | Yes | 2.27–3.77 | 1 |
[26] | 89 × 83 | Single and dual band | 1 | Yes | 2.2–3.9 | 6.4 |
[27] | 40 × 45 | Single and dual band | 2 | No | 1.5–4 | 2 |
[28] | 51.8 × 59 | Single band | 2 | Yes | 2.36–3.9 | 3.6 |
[29] | 50 × 33 | Single and dual band | 2 | Yes | 2.18–3.8 | 3.2 |
[30] | 24 × 19 | Single, dual and tri-band | 2 | Yes | 2.3–5.75 | 3.73 |
This Work | 35 × 25 | UWB and tri-band | 1 | Yes | 2.12–8.91 | 5.8 |
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Hussain, N.; Ghaffar, A.; Naqvi, S.I.; Iftikhar, A.; Anagnostou, D.E.; Tran, H.H. A Conformal Frequency Reconfigurable Antenna with Multiband and Wideband Characteristics. Sensors 2022, 22, 2601. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22072601
Hussain N, Ghaffar A, Naqvi SI, Iftikhar A, Anagnostou DE, Tran HH. A Conformal Frequency Reconfigurable Antenna with Multiband and Wideband Characteristics. Sensors. 2022; 22(7):2601. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22072601
Chicago/Turabian StyleHussain, Niamat, Adnan Ghaffar, Syeda Iffat Naqvi, Adnan Iftikhar, Dimitris E. Anagnostou, and Huy H. Tran. 2022. "A Conformal Frequency Reconfigurable Antenna with Multiband and Wideband Characteristics" Sensors 22, no. 7: 2601. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22072601
APA StyleHussain, N., Ghaffar, A., Naqvi, S. I., Iftikhar, A., Anagnostou, D. E., & Tran, H. H. (2022). A Conformal Frequency Reconfigurable Antenna with Multiband and Wideband Characteristics. Sensors, 22(7), 2601. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22072601