• DocumentCode
    3495399
  • Title

    Investigation on the interfering effect of feeding network on the performance of a beamforming antenna array

  • Author

    Ajiboye, Samuel ; Yi Wang

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Transm. Planning, Tellino Consulting, Lagos, Nigeria
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-12 Sept. 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    It is widely accepted that the unwanted radiation from some feeding networks could degrade the performance of the antenna array. However, this interfering effect was not seen to be characterized in the open literature. This paper investigated this effect by a comparative study on a microstrip 4 × 4 Butler matrix fed linear patch antenna array at 2 GHz. The designs and measurement of the Butler matrix and the array are presented.
  • Keywords
    UHF antennas; antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; linear antenna arrays; microstrip antenna arrays; multibeam antennas; beamforming antenna array; feeding networks; frequency 2 GHz; microstrip 4 × 4 butler matrix fed linear patch antenna array; unwanted radiation; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Arrays; Butler matrices; Ports (Computers); Transmission line measurements; antenna array; beam switching; butler matrix; multi-beam antenna;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    AFRICON, 2013
  • Conference_Location
    Pointe-Aux-Piments
  • ISSN
    2153-0025
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-5940-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AFRCON.2013.6757744
  • Filename
    6757744