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Design and performance analysis of self-similar reconfigurable antenna by cantilever type RF MEMS switch

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RF MEMS switch is an excellent choice for the implementation of reconfigurability in antenna due to its good electromagnetic characteristics. In this paper, the cantilever type RF MEMS switches are used as a connecting element between the antenna patches. The shift in the frequency of the antenna is observed by integrating and actuating the different combination of cantilever switches. The proposed switches are same type of cantilever switches with same pull-in voltage of 5.5 V have been used in the antenna. Here, the lateral left shift of 1.5 GHz is observed from the condition 1 to conditions (2 and 3) and 4.3 GHz of frequency shift in condition 4 is observed from the antenna. The overall bandwidth of 4 GHz is observed in the antenna with the integration of RF MEMS switches in different combinations.

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The authors would like to thank NPMASS for providing the necessary FEM tools for design and simulations under NMDC.

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  1. MEMS Research Center, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Koneru Lakshmaiah Educational Foundation (Deemed to be University), Green Fields, Vaddeswaram, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 522502, India

    K. Srinivasa Rao, P. Naveena, T. V. Aravind Swamy, P. Ashok Kumar & K. Girija Sravani

  2. National MEMS Design Center, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam, 788010, India

    Koushik Guha & K. Girija Sravani

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Rao, K.S., Naveena, P., Swamy, T.V.A. et al. Design and performance analysis of self-similar reconfigurable antenna by cantilever type RF MEMS switch. Microsyst Technol 28, 733–744 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00542-019-04370-x

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