PYRAMIDAL CIRCULARLY POLARIZED ANTENNA WITH RF-MEMS SWITCHES FOR FREQUENCY FLEXIBILITY
S. HEBIB, H. AUBERT, O. PASCAL, N.J.G. FONSECA, L. RIES, J.M.E. LÓPEZ

Abstract. This paper describes a new RF-MEMS switches reconfigurable antenna for dual navigation receivers combining GPS and Galileo signals. Flexibility is achieved using RF-MEMS placed along the radiating elements. The input VSWR is presented and is lower than 2 in all the considered bands. Radiation patterns are also presented and are in good agreement with the required technical specifications.