Title :
A beam switched loop antenna for pattern reconfigurable applications
Author :
Deo, P. ; Mehta, A. ; Mirshekar-Syahkal, D. ; Massey, P.J. ; Nakano, H.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Adv. Telecomm., Swansea Univ., Swansea, UK
Abstract :
A beam switched loop antenna with eight symmetrical feeding ports is proposed for beam steering applications. The feeding ports when excited one by one generate eight steerable tilted beams capable of covering complete space in front of antenna. The return loss, polarisation and all other antenna parameters stays the same for all the eight feeding configurations. The directivity of the antenna for each of the port configuration is 9.1 dBi with polarisation dominance in the Ee direction.
Keywords :
beam steering; loop antennas; beam steering; beam switched loop antenna; pattern reconfigurable applications; symmetrical feeding ports; Antenna arrays; Antenna feeds; Antennas and propagation; Application software; Beam steering; Directive antennas; Phased arrays; Polarization; Spirals; Telecommunication switching;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas & Propagation Conference, 2009. LAPC 2009. Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2720-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2721-5
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2009.5352513
