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Abstract

This letter presents a wideband multi-linear polarization reconfigurable antenna, which has the ability to switch among four linear polarizations at rotation angle of 45°, namely 0°, 45°, 90° and -45°. Its main structure consists of three layers of substrates and a reflective cavity. Four pairs of crossed bow-tie dipoles are used as the primary radiators, and the polarization switching is realized by controlling the ON/OFF states of four pairs of PIN diodes between feeding source and the dipoles. In addition, circular ring and reflective cavity structures are used for enhancing the operating bandwidth, stabilizing the radiation patterns and increasing the gain. Finally, the simulation and measurement results both demonstrate that the antenna exhibits an overlapped impedance bandwidth of 42.6% (2.4 GHz-3.7 GHz) for all polarization states, and it remains a steady radiation pattern within the operating bandwidth. With these features, the design can be used in wireless communication systems in the 5G sub-6 GHz band.

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