Volume 31, Issue 7 e22659
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Compact multiband multimode frequency reconfigurable antenna for heterogeneous wireless applications

Adnan Ghaffar

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Adnan Ghaffar

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand

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Adnan Ghaffar, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.

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Niamat Hussain, Department of Computer and Communication Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea.

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Xue Jun Li

Xue Jun Li

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand

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Wahaj Abbas Awan

Wahaj Abbas Awan

Department of Integrated IT Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea

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Amir Hossein Nazeri

Amir Hossein Nazeri

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA

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Niamat Hussain

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Niamat Hussain

Department of Computer and Communication Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea

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Adnan Ghaffar, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.

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Niamat Hussain, Department of Computer and Communication Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea.

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Boon-Chong Seet

Boon-Chong Seet

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand

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First published: 13 April 2021
Citations: 10

Abstract

This article presents a compact multiband, multimode frequency reconfigurable antenna for heterogeneous wireless applications. The antenna features a simple geometrical configuration consisting of a triangular monopole antenna loaded with three stubs. By adjusting the biasing condition of the three embedded diodes, six different operation modes are achieved that are wideband, single narrow band, dual-band, and triband operational modes. The proposed antenna offers an acceptable gain, omnidirectional radiation pattern, and high efficiency. The antenna prototype was fabricated and tested to validate its performance. The strong agreement between simulated and measured results confirms the suitability of the proposed antenna for modern wireless applications, requiring multiband and multimode compact antennas.

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