Résumé
In this article, we present for the first time, the design and experimental results of an electronically reconfigurable dipole antenna using passive and non-volatile solid state Metal-Insulator-Metal (MIM) switches. MIM switch is integrated and fabricated inclusively with the antenna, in an ambient lab environment and notably without the use of any 'clean room' facilities. Radiation pattern of the antenna could be configured electronically using DC pulses applied to the MIM switch. A 180° steering of the E and H plane radiation patterns from positive to negative end-fire direction and vice versa is achieved by choosing Set(ON)/Reset(OFF) state of the switch. The antenna shows good return loss characteristics for all switch states around 2.23GHz and has a usable-10dB band width of 54MHz in common for both switch states.