Title :
Study of an electronic steering antenna with a staggered phase shifter configuration
Author :
De Toca, Álvaro Noval Sánchez ; Trujillo, Javier García-Gasco ; Perez, Manuel Sierra
Author_Institution :
Signals Syst. & Radiocomunications Dept., Tech. Univ. of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
This paper presents a study of three possible solutions that can be taken into account to control the phase shift between elements in an antenna array. Because commercial digital phase shifters have become a strategic element by U.S. Government, these elements have increased their price. For this reason, it is necessary to adopt some solutions that allow us to deal with the design and construction of antenna arrays.
Keywords :
beam steering; microwave antenna arrays; phase shifters; steering systems; U.S. government; antenna array; commercial digital phase shifters; electronic steering antenna; phase shift control; staggered phase shifter configuration; Arrays; Butler matrix; Phase shifters; Power transmission lines; Beam steering; microwave circuits; multi-beam forming networks; phase shifters; phased arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Prague
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0918-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0919-7
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206369