Multi-technology wireless coverage based on a leaky-wave reconfigurable antenna

We propose the concept of a multi-technology wireless network based on the use of a leaky-wave reconfigurable antenna, which operates from 1.7 to 2.7 GHz. The proposed printed antenna provides a frequency-dependent reconfigurable radiation pattern. Numerical analyses and experimental results have been shown in excellent aggrement and demonstrate a fractional bandwidth of 45% and gain maximum of 9.2 dBi. Dual-band experiments have been carried out in order to illustrate the applicability of the proposed approach.