A Multi-Bandwidth Reconfigurable Patch Antenna for Devices in WLAN and UWB Technology Applications

Mohamed Bikrat; Seddik Bri; Alberto Gascón Bravo; Alejandro Muñoz Manterola; Miriam Gonzalez-Atienza; Farah Amador

doi:10.3390/app13169367

Applied Sciences (Aug 2023)

A Multi-Bandwidth Reconfigurable Patch Antenna for Devices in WLAN and UWB Technology Applications

Mohamed Bikrat,
Seddik Bri,
Alberto Gascón Bravo,
Alejandro Muñoz Manterola,
Miriam Gonzalez-Atienza,
Farah Amador

Affiliations

Mohamed Bikrat: Material and Instrumentations (MIN), Electrical Engineering Department, ESTM, Moulay Ismail University of Meknes, Meknes 50000, Morocco
Seddik Bri: Material and Instrumentations (MIN), Electrical Engineering Department, ESTM, Moulay Ismail University of Meknes, Meknes 50000, Morocco
Alberto Gascón Bravo: Department of Electromagnetism, University of Granada, Fuentenueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
Alejandro Muñoz Manterola: Department of Electromagnetism, University of Granada, Fuentenueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
Miriam Gonzalez-Atienza: Faculty of Engineering Technology, Department Electrical Engineering WaveCore, M-Group, KU Leuven Bruges Campus, 8200 Bruges, Belgium
Farah Amador: Department of Electromagnetism, University of Granada, Fuentenueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app13169367
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 16
p. 9367

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This article introduces a process to design, simulate, and measure a novel multi-band patch antenna with different operation modes, i.e., band centers and bandwidths. Switching between operation modes is possible using a pair of PIN diodes to connect different parts of the antenna with the main antenna patch. Such a reconfigurable design allows for individual control of each frequency range. The main operation mode of the resulting antenna has an impedance bandwidth with two bands, one from 2.4 GHz to 2.73 GHz and another from 3.4 GHz to 5.73 GHz, with a maximum gain of 4.85 dBi and stable radiation patterns. The resulting antenna is suitable for applications using both ultra-wideband technologies and wireless local-area network (WLAN) technologies.

Published in Applied Sciences

ISSN: 2076-3417 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); Science: Biology (General); Science: Physics; Science: Chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci

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