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Multi-Mode Frequency Reconfigurable Conformal Antenna for Modern Electronic Systems

Abir Zaidi¹, Esraa Mousa Ali², Abdullah G. Alharbi³, Salah Ud-Din Khan⁴, Mohammad Alsharef⁵, Mohammed S. Alzaidi⁵, Sherif S. M. Ghoneim^5,*

1 Laboratory EEA & TI, Faculty of Science and Techniques (FSTM) Mohammedia, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco
2 Faculty of Aviation Sciences, Amman Arab University, Amman, 11953, Jordan
3 Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Jouf University, Sakaka, 42421, Saudi Arabia
4 Sustainable Energy Technologies Center, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P. O. Box 800, Riyadh, 11421, Saudia Arabia
5 Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Taif University, P. O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia

* Corresponding Author: Sherif S. M. Ghoneim. Email:

Computers, Materials & Continua 2022, 73(2), 3861-3877. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2022.029889

Received 14 March 2022; Accepted 09 May 2022; Issue published 16 June 2022

Abstract

The article presents a miniaturized monopole antenna dedicated to modern flexible electronic systems. The antenna combines three fundamental properties in a single structure. Firstly, it is characterized by a compact size compared to the state-of-the-art literature with an overall size of 18 × 18 × 0.254 mm³, secondly, the proposed antenna integrates the reconfigurability function of frequency, produced by means of a Positive-Intrinsic-Negative (PIN) diode introduced into the radiating element. Thus, the antenna is able to switch between different frequencies and different modes, making it suitable to meet the ever-changing demands of communication systems. third, the antenna is equipped by the property of flexibility. In fact, a conformability test is performed and has demonstrated the stability of the antenna performance under normal and bending conditions. Finally, in order to demonstrate the potential of the proposed antenna, a comparison between the simulated and measured results is made and turned out to be a strong agreement, making the antenna an excellent candidate for future miniaturized rigid and conformal devices.

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