We present the integration of Germanium Telluride (GeTe), a phase change material (PCM), within a conventional patch antenna operating in the millimeter wave domain (~ 30 GHz). The GeTe is integrated within the four corners of the metallic patch, which is excited by a microstrip line. The phase changes between the insulating (OFF) and metallic (ON) states of GeTe are controlled using shorts ultraviolet (UV) laser pulses. That allows the reconfiguration of the device between a linear polarization (LP), a left hand circular polarization (LHCP) and a right hand circular polarization (RHCP). Measured results of the fabricated antenna show total efficiencies up to 75 % for the circular polarization (CP) and a 3 dB bandwidth of axial ratio (AR) over 350 MHz around 29.5 GHz.
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