Title :
Steerable linear dipole antenna using ferrite phase shifters
Author :
Sun, L. ; Vittoria, C. ; How, H. ; Champion, M.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA, USA
fDate :
9/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We have fabricated a linear dipole array antenna containing four elements fed by ferrite phase shifters. The steering properties of the array have been thus measured. At f=10 GHz, the radiation beam was steered 23° when the bias field was changed from 2775 to 2874 Oe
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; dipole antenna arrays; ferrite phase shifters; magnetic microwave devices; microstrip antenna arrays; 10 GHz; H-plane radiation patterns; bias field; ferrite phase shifters; linear dipole array antenna; printed dipole radiating element; radiation beam steering; steerable linear dipole antenna; steering properties; Antenna measurements; Delay lines; Dielectric substrates; Dipole antennas; Electromagnetic scattering; Ferrites; Impedance; Linear antenna arrays; Microstrip; Permeability; Phase shifters; Phased arrays;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
