The Effect of PIN Diode Characteristics on the Antenna Reconfiguration Part of Cognitive Radio

YAZGAN A., ÇAVDAR İ. H., KAYA H.

38th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), Prague, Czech Republic, 9 - 11 July 2015, pp.191-194 identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Volume:
  • Doi Number: 10.1109/tsp.2015.7296250
  • City: Prague
  • Country: Czech Republic
  • Page Numbers: pp.191-194
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this paper, frequency reconfiguration of an antenna system is analyzed by means of the PIN diode as a switching element. A printed monopole antenna has been designed and fabricated by combining the PIN diode with RF choke inductors and current limiting resistors. According to both simulation and experimental results, the effect of PIN diode should be taken into consideration for the communication systems in which the electronic antenna reconfiguration is utilized such as cognitive radio.