Radaition characteristics of linear phased arrays consisting of beam scanning reconfigurable antenna

Author

Khidre, Ahmed ; Yang, Fan ; Elsherbeni, Atef

Author_Institution

Center of Appl. Electromagn. Syst. Res. (CAESR), Univ. of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

1-3 Nov. 2011

Firstpage

140

Lastpage

143

Abstract

Beam scanning reconfigurable antenna is used as an element in linear phased arrays to enhance the performance or add new capabilities. Performance study has been carried out using full-wave EM simulation on this type of arrays, aligned in both E-plane and H-plane. The usage of a dual-strip reconfigurable antenna element in phased arrays allows side lobe level (SLL) reduction at wider scanning angle for H-plane alignment and two dimensional beam scanning for E-plane alignment.

Keywords

electromagnetic waves; microstrip antenna arrays; E plane alignment; H plane alignment; beam scanning reconfigurable antenna; dual strip reconfigurable antenna element; full wave EM simulation; linear phased arrays; radiation characteristics; side lobe level reduction; two dimensional beam scanning; wider scanning angle; Antenna radiation patterns; Linear antenna arrays; Phased arrays; Switches; Varactors; Phased arrays; Reconfigurable antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave, Antenna, Propagation, and EMC Technologies for Wireless Communications (MAPE), 2011 IEEE 4th International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Beijing

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8265-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MAPE.2011.6156258

Filename

6156258