A Reconfigurable Antenna based on a Non-radiative Dielectric Waveguide with a Liquid Crystal Dielectric

Title

A Reconfigurable Antenna based on a Non-radiative Dielectric Waveguide with a Liquid Crystal Dielectric

 Author

Boelhouwer, W.L.

Contributor

Yarovoy, A. (mentor)

Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

 Department

Microwave Sensing, Signals and Systems

 Programme

Telecommunications

 Date

2016-02-12

 Abstract

A frequency-pattern reconfigurable antenna based on a foreshortened non-radiative dielectric (NRD) waveguide structure with a tunable liquid crystal dielectric is proposed. The antenna operates within the full range of the unlicensed 60G-band. The antenna is fed by a stripped semi-rigid coaxial feed that is inserted directly into the liquid crystal dielectric. The feed is positioned either asymmetrically near the antenna's end or symmetrically in the antenna's center resulting in a single or double conical radiation pattern respectively.

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Student theses

 Document type

master thesis

 Rights

(c) 2016 Boelhouwer, W.L.