Pattern Reconfigurable Wideband Stacked Microstrip Patch Antenna for 60 GHz Band

Figure 2

Antenna radiation pattern level graph for different configurations of shorting pins at 60 GHz. In the center of the graph normalized radiation patterns are shown for  mm with minimum level −0.02 dB. Outer graphs show realized gain level of radiation pattern for the reference antenna (no pins) and for the reconfigurable antenna total scan patterns when all possible shorting pins configurations are applied. Realized gain levels correspond to −3 dB from the reference antenna maximum realized gain.