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RF MEMS Reconfigurable triangular patch antenna

Feldner, Lucas M.; Nordquist, Christopher N.; Christodoulou, Christos G.

A Ka-Band RF MEMS enabled frequency reconfigurable triangular microstrip patch antenna has been designed for monolithic integration with RF MEMS phase shifters to demonstrate a low-cost monolithic passive electronically scanned array (PESA). This paper introduces our first prototype reconfigurable triangular patch antenna currently in fabrication. The aperture coupled patch antenna is fabricated on a dual-layer quartz/alumina substrate using surface micromachining techniques. Full-wave MoM simulation results will be compared to laboratory measurements in the oral presentation. © 2005 IEEE.