Title :
Phased array system consisting of unit pattern reconfigurable Square Loop Antennas
Author :
Pal, Arnab ; Mehta, A. ; Lewis, R. ; Clow, Nathan
Author_Institution :
Queen´s Univ. of Belfast, Belfast, UK
Abstract :
A 2×2 array of pattern adaptive Square Loop Antennas (SLA) is presented. The antenna generates off-boresight tilted beams (14.4dBi at θmax =32°) in four different quadrant of Φmax=45°, Φmax=135°, Φmax=225° and Φmax=315°, when four of its feeding ports are excited by proper phases. The antenna also provides both circularly and linearly polarized axial beams (13.6dBi) when all the 16 feeding ports are excited simultaneously with specific phases. These five distinct patterns enable systems to offer high gain coverage in both off-boresight and boresight directions.
Keywords :
adaptive antenna arrays; antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; loop antennas; SLA; boresight direction; circularly polarized axial beams; feeding ports; high gain coverage; linearly polarized axial beams; off-boresight direction; off-boresight tilted beam generation; pattern adaptive square loop antennas; phased array system; unit pattern reconfigurable square loop antennas; Antenna radiation patterns; Arrays; Dipole antennas; Phased arrays; Reflector antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Memphis, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3538-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2014.6905155