Active Antenna Bandwidth Control Using Reconfigurable Antenna Elements

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dc.contributor.authorCummings, Nathan Patricken
dc.contributor.committeechairStutzman, Warren L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDavis, William A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBrown, Gary S.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBeattie, Christopher A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPratt, Timothy J.en
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:19:58Zen
dc.date.adate2003-12-15en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:19:58Zen
dc.date.issued2003-12-08en
dc.date.rdate2004-12-15en
dc.date.sdate2003-12-08en
dc.description.abstractReconfigurable antennas represent a recent innovation in antenna design that changes from classical fixed-form, fixed-function antennas to modifiable structures that can be adapted to fit the requirements of a time varying system. Advances in microwave semiconductor processing technologies have enabled the use of compact, ultra-high quality RF and microwave switches in novel aspects of antenna design. This dissertation introduces the concept of reconfigurable antenna bandwidth control and how advances in switch technology have made these designs realizable. Specifically, it details the development of three new antennas capable of reconfigurable bandwidth control. The newly developed antennas include the reconfigurable ring patch, the reconfigurable planar inverted-F and the reconfigurable parasitic folded dipole. The relevant background work to these designs is described and then design details along with computer simulations and measured experimental results are given.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-12082003-110802en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12082003-110802/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/29990en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartetd-121203.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectbandwidth controlen
dc.subjectreconfigurable antennasen
dc.subjectantennasen
dc.titleActive Antenna Bandwidth Control Using Reconfigurable Antenna Elementsen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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