• DocumentCode
    3586515
  • Title

    Design of a 4×4 butler matrix for beamforming antenna applications

  • Author

    Sfar, Imen ; Osman, Lotfi ; Gharsallah, Ali

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
  • fYear
    2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    This paper focuses on the design of a planar 4×4 butler matrix functioning at 2.45 GHz band frequency. The purpose is to exploit this matrix as a beam forming network generating orthogonal beams oriented towards various directions. For that, we have implemented a simple microstrip structure with single layer. We have also integrated some microwave devices, namely phase-shifters, 3 dB couplers and cross-couplers.
  • Keywords
    UHF antennas; array signal processing; microstrip antennas; microwave phase shifters; waveguide couplers; beamforming antenna applications; beamforming network; cross couplers; frequency 2.45 GHz; microwave devices; orthogonal beams; phase shifters; planar butler matrix; simple microstrip structure; Butler matrices; Directional couplers; Microstrip; Phase shifters; Ports (Computers); Beam forming network; Butler matrix; Single layer structure;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium (MMS), 2014 14th Mediterranean
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-7390-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MMS.2014.7088947
  • Filename
    7088947