A waveguide sector antenna for point-to-multipoint systems

Author

Svensson, B.I. ; Manholm, L. ; Wikgren, E.

Author_Institution

Antenna Res. Center, Ericsson AB, Molndal, Sweden

Volume

2

fYear

2003

fDate

22-27 June 2003

Firstpage

1185

Abstract

A family of central station antennas for a point-to-multipoint system with 90/spl deg/ sector coverage have been implemented in waveguide technology. The family comprises 6 different antennas for the 26, 28 and 30 GHz bands, with both vertical and horizontal polarization. The very compact design of the antenna facilitates the integration with the radio unit. The antennas have high gain, 21-22 dBi, low cross-polarization, <-27dB, and excellent side-lobe performance. With this design, the antenna radiation patterns can easily be optimized to meet different requirements. A variety of elevation beam shapes and azimuth sector beamwidths can be obtained.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; design engineering; electromagnetic wave polarisation; microwave links; optimisation; waveguide antennas; 26 GHz; 28 GHz; 30 GHz; antenna bands; antenna gain; antenna radiation patterns; antenna radio unit integration; azimuth sector beamwidths; central station antennas; compact antenna design; cross-polarization; elevation beam shapes; horizontal polarization; point-to-multipoint systems; sector coverage; side-lobe performance; vertical polarization; waveguide sector antenna; waveguide technology; Azimuth; Base stations; Feeds; Frequency; Linear antenna arrays; Manufacturing; Phased arrays; Polarization; Portable media players; Radio spectrum management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE

Conference_Location

Columbus, OH, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7846-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2003.1219447

Filename

1219447