A 2-Bit RF-MEMS Tunable PIFA Antenna

Ghassen Chaabane (1) , Ayoub Mbirik (1) , Abdul Karim Yazbeck (1) , Matthieu Chatras (1) , Valérie Madrangeas (1) , Pierre Blondy (1)

1 XLIM-MINACOM - MINACOM

This paper presents the simulations, fabrication and measurement of a tunable planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA). The antenna is made with three patches, connected and disconnected with RF-MEMS switches. Measurements show a tuning range from 1.5 GHz to 1.1 GHz depending on the switch state. The tunable antenna has a good matching better than 8 dB.

Domaines: Electronique

Ghassen Chaabane, Ayoub Mbirik, Abdul Karim Yazbeck, Matthieu Chatras, Valérie Madrangeas, et al.. A 2-Bit RF-MEMS Tunable PIFA Antenna. MEMSWAVE 2014, Jun 2014, La Rochelle, France. pp.8-4. ⟨hal-01020179⟩