Optically reconfigurable planar monopole antenna for cognitive radio application
Author
Ali, A.
Topalli, K.
Ramzan, M.
Alibakhshikenari, M.
Khan, Talha Masood
Altıntaş, Ayhan
Colantonio, P.
Date
2019Source Title
Microwave and Optical Technology Letters
Print ISSN
0895-2477
Publisher
Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Volume
61
Issue
4
Pages
1110 - 1115
Language
English
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Abstract
Frequency reconfigurable antenna is one of the important elements needed for cognitive radio application. Such antenna can be designed using highly resistive (HR) silicon (Si) operating as an optical switch. This letter presents a novel frequency reconfigurable planar monopole antenna suitable for cognitive radio application. The antenna is designed using HR Si working as an optical switch. The main idea behind the design of antenna is the redistribution of surface current on the antenna while changing the state of Si switches optically from high resistance to low resistance. The antenna is highly compact and uses only two switches for multiband reconfiguration. It is switchable on 1.9 GHz, 2.75 GHz, 3.7 GHz, 4.1 GHz, 4.6 GHz, 4.8 GHz, and 7.6 to 11 GHz frequency bands. Simulated and measured results are presented for the antenna. To the best of authors knowledge, this is the first multiband optically reconfigurable planar monopole antenna.
Keywords
Cognitive radioHigh‐resistive (HR) silicon
Low‐resistive (LR) silicon
Multiband
Optical excitation
Planar monopole antenna
Reconfigurable