• DocumentCode
    1847304
  • Title

    Experimental study of near-field beamforming in conformal K-band linear arrays

  • Author

    Tulpule, R. ; Karnik, N. ; Kumar, B.P. ; Branner, G.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., California State Univ., Sacramento, CA, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    22-27 June 2003
  • Firstpage
    268
  • Abstract
    This paper presents experimental results on a 3-element conformal K-band antenna array operating in the 18-26.5 GHz. The results demonstrate that a focused beam can be obtained and steered using the central focusing element of the array. The array has potential application in microwave hyperthermia, where the beam should focus on the tumor area, but direct minimum power onto neighboring healthy tissue.
  • Keywords
    aperture antennas; array signal processing; conformal antennas; focusing; hyperthermia; linear antenna arrays; microwave heating; waveguide antenna arrays; 18 to 26.5 GHz; antenna array; central focusing element; conformal K-band linear arrays; directing waveguides; focusing waveguide; microwave hyperthermia; near-field antenna measurements; near-field beamforming; tumor area; Antenna measurements; Apertures; Array signal processing; Frequency measurement; Geometry; Hyperthermia; K-band; Neoplasms; Position measurement; Rectangular waveguides;
  • 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.2003.1219840
  • Filename
    1219840