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In this paper, a single-layer reconfigurable reflective metasurface is presented. The proposed metasurface operates at 5.4 GHz and can achieve either absorption or cross-polarization conversion corresponding at two different diode biasing states. The reflective metasurface acts as an absorber for an incident wave when the diodes are forward-biased. Similarly, it changes the polarization state of the reflected wave for a linearly polarized incident wave when the diodes are reverse-biased. The proposed structure maintains the aforementioned performance characteristics for oblique incidence, up to 60° compared to the perpendicular incidence. The proposed metasurface can achieve linear to linear polarization conversion with polarization conversion ratio (PCR) > 95% and absorption, with absorption ratio (AR) > 80% in the same frequency band just by reconfiguring the state of the PIN diodes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A novel dynamically reconfigurable bandpass filter (BPF) employing stepped-impedance resonators (SIRs) that can operate as either a single-band or a dual-band filter is demonstrated. The reconfigurable BPF uses four positive-intrinsic-negative (p-i-n) diodes as switching elements. With the four p-i-n diodes in the “OFF” state, the filter behaves as a low-loss (0.85 dB) single-band BPF with a passband around 2.45 GHz. The reconfigurable SIR filter can operate as a dual-band BPF with two center frequencies at 1.6 and 2.45 GHz. The diodes are dynamically set to the “ON” state in the presence of a 1.6-GHz RF signal that is received by an RF triggered power management unit (PMU), integrated on the back side of the microstrip filter in a dual-layer architecture. The RF triggered PMU consists of a planar inverted-F antenna, a high-efficiency voltage doubler rectifier (47% at −13 dBm) and an active dc-to-dc power booster. The rectified output voltage is used as the enabling voltage for the dc-to-dc power booster. This, in turn, provides the required dc power for the diodes biasing. The filter switches from single-band to dual-band when a wireless input RF signal (> −13 dBm) is received by the RF triggered PMU antenna. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the use of pin diodes to reconfigure the impedance match and modify the radiation pattern of an annular slot antenna (ASA). The planar antenna is fabricated on one side of a Duroid substrate and the microstrip feeding line with the matching network is fabricated on the opposite side of the board. The central frequency is 5.8 GHz and, by reconfiguring the matching circuit, the antenna was also designed to operate at 5.2 and 6.4 GHz. Pin diodes are also used to short the ASA in preselected positions along the circumference, thereby changing the direction of the in the plane defined by the circular slot changes. As a proof of concept, two pin diodes are placed 45° on both sides of the feeding line along the ASA and the direction of the is shown to align with the direction defined by the circular slot center and the diode. Consequently, a design that is reconfigurable in both frequency and radiation pattern is accomplished. Return loss and radiation pattern measurements and simulations are presented, which are in very good agreement. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]