Reconfigurable Antennas: Design and Applications

The advancement in wireless communications requires the integration of multiple radios into a single platform to maximize connectivity. In this paper, the design process of reconfigurable antennas is discussed. Reconfigurable antennas are proposed to cover different wireless services that operate ov...

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Published in:Proceedings of the IEEE Vol. 103; no. 3; pp. 424 - 437
Main Authors: Costantine, Joseph, Tawk, Youssef, Barbin, Silvio E., Christodoulou, Christos G.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York IEEE 01.03.2015
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects:
Antenna arrays
Antenna feeds
Antenna radiation patterns
Antennas
Field programmable gate arrays
MIMO
Neural networks
Optical switches
P-i-n diodes
Reconfigurable architectures
p-i-n diodes
Actuators
Infra-Red
reconfigurable antennas
neural networks
Arduino microcontrollers
graphene
photoconductive switches
field programmable gate array (FPGA)
cognitive radio
plasmonics
varactors
Filtenna
laser diodes
micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)
multiple input multiple output (MIMO)
CubeSats
liquid crystals
graph models
thermal switches
ISSN:0018-9219, 1558-2256
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Summary:The advancement in wireless communications requires the integration of multiple radios into a single platform to maximize connectivity. In this paper, the design process of reconfigurable antennas is discussed. Reconfigurable antennas are proposed to cover different wireless services that operate over a wide frequency range. They show significant promise in addressing new system requirements. They exhibit the ability to modify their geometries and behavior to adapt to changes in surrounding conditions. Reconfigurable antennas can deliver the same throughput as a multiantenna system. They use dynamically variable and adaptable single-antenna geometry without increasing the real estate required to accommodate multiple antennas. The optimization of reconfigurable antenna design and operation by removing unnecessary redundant switches to alleviate biasing issues and improve the system's performance is discussed. Controlling the antenna reconfiguration by software, using Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) or microcontrollers is introduced herein. The use of Neural Networks and its integration with graph models on programmable platforms and its effect on the operation of reconfigurable antennas is presented. Finally, the applications of reconfigurable antennas for cognitive radio, Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) channels, and space applications are highlighted.
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ISSN:0018-9219
1558-2256
DOI:10.1109/JPROC.2015.2396000