Citation:
Hussain, M., Ali, E. M., Awan, W. A., Hussain, N., Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, B. S. & Falcone, F. (2022). Electronically reconfigurable and conformal triband antenna for wireless communications systems and portable devices. PLOS ONE, 17(12), e0276922.
xmlui.dri2xhtml.METS-1.0.item-contributor-funder:
European Commission Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
Sponsor:
Funding: Funder1: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Award Number: 801538 Grant Recipient:
Mohammad Alibakhshikenari Grant Recipient: Mohammad Alibakhshikenari Funder 2: HORIZON
EUROPE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Award Number: 801538 Grant Recipient: Mohammad
Alibakhshikenari Funder 3: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación Award Number: MCIU/AEI/FEDER, UE
Grant Recipient: Francisco Falcone The funders had no role in study design, data collection and
analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Project:
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/801538 Gobierno de España. MCIU/AEI/FEDER
This paper presents the design of a triband antenna that can be electronically configured to operate at different frequencies. The proposed antenna is design to operate at sub-6GHz bands at 2.45 GHz (ISM, Wi-Fi, and WLAN), 3.3, 3.5 - 3.9 GHz (WiMAX), and 4.1 -This paper presents the design of a triband antenna that can be electronically configured to operate at different frequencies. The proposed antenna is design to operate at sub-6GHz bands at 2.45 GHz (ISM, Wi-Fi, and WLAN), 3.3, 3.5 - 3.9 GHz (WiMAX), and 4.1 - 4.9 GHz (4G - 5G). This is achieved by connecting two open-ended stubs to a modified triangular patch radiator using PIN diodes. The antenna's performance was optimized using a 3D electromagnetic solver and its performance was verified through measurements. Moreover, the conformal analysis done on the antenna shows that the proposed technique can be used in moderately flexible wireless devices without compromising the antenna's gain, radiation efficiency and radiation patterns. These characteristics makes the proposed antenna applicable for various wireless communication systems and devices.[+][-]