• DocumentCode
    2185823
  • Title

    Low-Profile Conformal Circular Beam-Steering Array with Ultra-Broad Instantaneous Bandwidth

  • Author

    Wang, Johnson J H ; Triplett, David J.

  • Author_Institution
    Wang Electro-Opto Corp., Marietta
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    17-21 Sept. 2007
  • Firstpage
    735
  • Lastpage
    738
  • Abstract
    This paper reports continued development of an ultra-broadband smart beam-steering circular array antenna with parasitically excited surface waveguides for low cost. The array has a low profile and is conformable to platforms, with a directivity of 5 to 10 dBi. Its steered beam and null cover full 360deg azimuth angles. Significant progress has been made in expanding the array´s instantaneous bandwidth from 20-250 MHz to about 1000 MHz, which is an octaval bandwidth of 2:1 over the operating range of 1-2 GHz.
  • Keywords
    UHF antennas; adaptive antenna arrays; beam steering; circular waveguides; conformal antennas; ultra wideband antennas; bandwidth 20 MHz to 1000 MHz; conformal antenna; frequency 1 GHz to 2 GHz; parasitically excited surface waveguide; ultra-broadband smart beam-steering circular array antenna; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Azimuth; Bandwidth; Circuit testing; Frequency; Log periodic antennas; Surface waves; Switching circuits; Wireless LAN;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, 2007. ICEAA 2007. International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Torino
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0767-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0767-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICEAA.2007.4387407
  • Filename
    4387407