Title :
A novel 8 feed beam switched antenna
Author :
Raaza, A. ; Mehta, A. ; Mirshekar-Syahkal, D. ; Massey, P.J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Adv. Telecommun., Swansea Univ., Swansea
Abstract :
A novel double square loop (DSL) antenna for beam adaptive applications is proposed. The double square loop antenna consists of two identical square loops placed at 45deg to each other with a common centre. The antenna is fed at the eight external corners of the conductor loop arm, which when excited one at a time steer the beam through 360deg in steps of 45deg. In addition, the DSL antenna operates at two different frequencies in the UWB region, thus offering a multichannel operation.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; beam steering; ultra wideband antennas; UWB region; antenna feeds; beam adaptive applications; beam switched antenna; conductor loop arm; double square loop antenna; Adaptive arrays; Antenna feeds; Antenna radiation patterns; Beam steering; Conductors; DSL; Directive antennas; Frequency; Polarization; Ultra wideband antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2041-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2042-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2008.4619212
