Abstract
A planar beam-steerable antenna aimed at WiMAX and WLAN applications is presented. The design uses a single-layer structure, which includes a central circular disc surrounded by four PIN-controlled tapered microstrip stubs. Using the PIN diodes, the stubs change their status from grounded to open-ended mode to provide pattern reconfigurability in four directions. To support WiMAX and WLAN applications, the antenna is designed to operate at IEEE 802.11b/g standard 2.4 GHz with a bandwidth of 150 MHz in all the four states. A prototype on FR4 substrate with thickness of 6.4 mm and radius of 50 mm is designed and tested. The measured and simulated results of the antenna indicate that the direction of the main beam can be successfully controlled at four specific directions ( $ \varphi = 0^{\circ}$ , 90 $^{\circ}$ , 180 $^{\circ}$ , 270 $^{\circ}$ ), at a deflection angle of 35 $^{\circ}$ from the boresight with a stable gain of more than 5 dBi and front-to-back ratio of more than 20 dB across the band 2.38–2.53 GHz.
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