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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2006
Dimitrios Anagnostou, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Guizhen Zheng, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Ioannis Papapolymerou, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Christos Christodoulou, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Dimitrios Anagnostou, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Guizhen Zheng, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Ioannis Papapolymerou, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Christos Christodoulou, Albuquerque, NM (US);
STC.UNM, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
A self-similar multiband reconfigurable antenna includes a planar antenna structure formed on a surface of a substrate, the antenna structure including symmetrically opposed self-similar geometry antenna arms defining a self-similar or Sierpinski gasket configuration for each arm of the antenna. MEMS type switches are provided for operatively connecting adjacent antenna patches on each arm of the antenna configuration, and a voltage source is provided for selectively actuating the switches. Selective actuation of the switches enables up to four different antenna configurations each having a different resonant frequency, and wherein each resonant frequency demonstrates a similar radiation pattern.