Abstract
In the recent times, with the explosion of wireless technologies and demand for spectrum efficiency led to the analysis of
frequency reconfigurable antenna. This is the next frontier in science and technology for cognitive radio. A frequency
reconfigurable antenna with slots in the partial ground plane is proposed. UWB antenna along with reconfigurable features
was modeled numerically and self consistently solved with equations. The dimensions of the proposed antenna were
designed with the help of the equations. This led to the miniaturization of the antenna and enhancement in bandwidth. The
simulated results show that the proposed antennas maintain impedance bandwidth from 3.1 to 11 GHz with simultaneous
tunable frequencies. The maximum gain of the antenna is 6.5dB and VSWR is less than 2 over the operating band. The
results show that the H plane radiation pattern is omnidirectional over the operating band. The fabricated prototype of
frequency reconfigurable antenna with pin diode is done. The measured results shows good agreement with the simulation
results for wideband and switching characteristics.
Keywords
Frequency reconfigurable antennas, Partial ground plane omnidirectional, UWB, Microstrip discontinuity.
Citation
T. R. MUTHU, A. THENMOZHI, Design of frequency reconfigurable antenna for cognitive radio applications, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 15, 5-6, May-June 2021, pp.260-270 (2021).
Submitted at: May 21, 2020
Accepted at: June 11, 2021