• DocumentCode
    1687864
  • Title

    Electronic beam steering using a varactor-tuned impedance surface

  • Author

    Sievenpiper, Daniel ; Schaffner, J. ; Loo, B. ; Tangonan, G. ; Harold, R. ; Pikulski, J. ; Garcia, R.

  • Author_Institution
    HRL Labs., Malibu, CA, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2001
  • Firstpage
    174
  • Abstract
    Limited electronic steering can be accomplished using a focusing reflective surface by changing the feed location or direction of incidence. In this paper we describe a method of electronic beam steering by using a tunable impedance surface. Since there are no moving parts or complicated feed networks, this method of reflective beam steering can have great utility for low-cost and lightweight scanning antennas.
  • Keywords
    beam steering; electric impedance; scanning antennas; tuning; varactors; electronic beam steering; lightweight scanning antennas; reflective beam steering; tunable impedance surface; varactor; Beam steering; Capacitance; Diodes; Frequency; Inductance; Optical reflection; Resonance; Surface impedance; Tunable circuits and devices; Varactors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2001. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Boston, MA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7070-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2001.958820
  • Filename
    958820