Title :
Four-element beam-forming antenna
Author :
Cheah, Y.C. ; Paoloni, F.J.
Author_Institution :
University of Wollongong, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Wollongong, Australia
Abstract :
The letter describes the construction of a four-element beam-forming antenna array operating at 10.5 GHz. Each element is connected to a microprocessor-controlled complex-weight circuit that can alter the amplitude and phase of a microwave signal. By proper selection of the complex weights, the antenna mainbeam can be steered in any direction, within limits, and null constraints can be applied. Some experimental results in beam forming are presented.
Keywords :
microwave antenna arrays; 10.5 GHz; antenna mainbeam; four-element beam-forming antenna array; microprocessor-controlled complex-weight circuit; microwave signal amplitude; microwave signal phase; null constraints;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19840629
