Abstract: A radiating device for an antenna comprises a first ground plane comprising a surface electric field main feed line, a second ground plane substantially perpendicular to the first ground plane and comprising electromagnetic coupling means fed orthogonally by a first end of the main feed line, and a resonant structure adapted to radiate energy in the event of excitation by electromagnetic coupling at the first end of the main feed line via the coupling means.

Abstract: The invention relates to phase-shifting cells constituting the passive reflectarrays of antennas with a reconfigurable transmission direction, transmitting in the microwave range. More particularly, the invention describes, within the context of phase-shifting cells of the type having dipole strands angularly distributed in a star configuration, a novel type of switch consisting of a microelectromechanical device essentially comprising a suspended micromembrane which, under the action of an electrostatic force caused by a control voltage, deforms sufficiently to ensure electrical connection between the strands, making it possible to form a dipole in the desired orientation. In one particular embodiment, the micromembrane can be likened to one of the plates of a capacitor and its deformation corresponds to a substantial increase in the capacitance of this capacitor, thus providing the electrical connection.