A frequency-tunable metamaterial-based antenna using a reconfigurable AMC groundplane

Marco Salucci, Giacomo Oliveri, Micah Gregory, Douglas Werner, Andrea Massa

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Abstract

The design of a low-profile narrowband antenna that is tunable over a wide frequency range is presented. A spline-based Ultra-Wideband (UWB) antenna is synthesized by means of a time-domain-based PSO and is mounted on top of a reconfigurable Artificial Magnetic Conductor (AMC) obtained by replicating a square unit cell in a 15×15 periodic lattice. The AMC is composed by a planar array of periodic metallic strips printed on top of a PEC-backed dielectric substrate, connected by tunable capacitors (varactors), and has been designed to work within the 1-4 [GHz] bandwidth. The reflection coefficient of the resulting narrowband antenna system can be easily controlled inside a wide frequency range by tuning the capacitance value C of the varactors inside the AMC groundplane.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages27-30
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9788890701849
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014 - The Hague, Netherlands
Duration: Apr 6 2014Apr 11 2014

Publication series

Name8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014

Other

Other8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityThe Hague
Period4/6/144/11/14

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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