Diversity Measurements of a Reconfigurable Antenna With Switched Polarizations and Patterns

A reconfigurable parasitic patch array is designed to provide polarization and pattern diversities. The performance of the device is predicted using a commercial simulator including a pin diode modelling and an optimization procedure of the switched loads based on an equivalent flow graph. Measurements of the correlation factor and the diversity gain in an indoor environment are performed with a dedicated platform for two orientations of the antenna.

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