Research Article

Implementation of an Optical-Wireless Network with Spectrum Sensing and Dynamic Resource Allocation Using Optically Controlled Reconfigurable Antennas

Table 1

Typical reconfigurable antenna parameters for the central frequencies of 2.4 and 5 GHz bands.

Frequency (GHz)Switch stateReflection coefficient (dB)Gain (dBi)

2.47 GHzOFF−2.181.42
ON−14.373.28

5.41 GHzOFF−17.425.22
ON−9.513.21