Design of reconfigurable fractal antenna using pin diode switch for wireless applications

Abstract : In this article, a frequency reconfigurable fractal patch antenna using pin diodes is proposed and studied. The antenna structure has been designed on FR-4 low-cost substrate material of relative permittivity εr = 4.4, with a compact volume of 30×30×0.8 mm3. The bandwidth and resonance frequency of the antenna design will be increased when we exploit the fractal iteration on the patch antenna. This antenna covers some service bands such as: WiMAX, m-WiMAX, WLAN, C-band and X band applications. The simulation of the proposed antenna is carried out using CST microwave studio. The radiation pattern and S parameter are further presented and discussed.