A PBG-photonic band gap-static phase-shifter for steerable antenna array

Author

Kretly, L.C. ; Tavora, A.

Author_Institution

Electr. & Comput. Eng., Microwave & Opt. Dept., Campinas State Univ., Brazil

Volume

1

fYear

2003

fDate

20-23 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

211

Abstract

A 4-patch CPW-FULL antenna array, fed through CPW lines with multiple UC-PBG matrices is presented in this paper. The multiple UC-PBG matrices are designed to work as phase shifters between the elements of the array. By changing the number of lines in the PBG matrix of each element it is possible to perform beam steering. The antenna structure presented here is applicable to 3G communication systems and is designed to operate at 2.45 GHz, with a beam steering step of approximately 45°.

Keywords

3G mobile communication; UHF antennas; UHF phase shifters; antenna phased arrays; array signal processing; beam steering; coplanar waveguides; microstrip antenna arrays; photonic band gap; 2.45 GHz; 3G communication systems; CPW transmission lines; CPW-FULL antenna array; beam steering step; multiple UC-PBG matrices; patch antennas; phased array antenna; photonic band gap static phase-shifter; steerable antenna array; Antenna arrays; Antenna feeds; Antennas and propagation; Beam steering; Coplanar waveguides; Frequency; Phase shifters; Phased arrays; Propagation constant; Transmission line matrix methods;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 2003. IMOC 2003. Proceedings of the 2003 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7824-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMOC.2003.1244859

Filename

1244859