Radiation pattern reconfigurable antenna: The design challenges at GHz frequencies

• Main Authors: Sabapathy, T., Jusoh, M., Soh, P. J., Ahmad, R. B., Kamarudin, M. R.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2016
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/73631/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85020250589&doi=10.1109%2fAPACE.2016.7916447&partnerID=40&md5=1b86779e186ab352aa45da91c9b4c710

This paper presents the design challenges that could be faced by radiation pattern reconfigurable antenna in the Gigahertz (GHz) frequencies. This is due to the close relationship between the antenna radiation mechanism to the insertion loss and isolation loss contributed by RF switch at ON and OFF...