DocumentCode
1134928
Title
Analysis of Phase-Conjugating Arrays in Multipath Environments
Author
Takase, Brandon O. ; Watanabe, Monte K. ; Pang, Ryan N. ; Akagi, Justin M. ; Shiroma, Grant S. ; Shiroma, Wayne A.
Author_Institution
Mills Coll., Oakland, CA
Volume
57
Issue
3
fYear
2009
fDate
3/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
524
Lastpage
530
Abstract
The ability of a phase-conjugating array (PCA) to reduce fading in single-reflector, dual-reflector, and blocked-line-of-sight multipath environments is presented. Compared to a reference four-element antenna array, the PCA improves worst case signal fading by as much as 39 dB. Agreement between the experimental results and a ray-tracing model is observed, verifying the model as a viable method for characterizing array performance in multipath environments.
Keywords
antenna arrays; multipath channels; ray tracing; reflector antennas; PCA; blocked-line-of-sight multipath environments; dual-reflector environments; multipath environments; phase-conjugating arrays; ray-tracing model; reference four-element antenna array; single-reflector; Beam steering; fading channels; multipath channels; phase conjugation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9480
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TMTT.2008.2012299
Filename
4770114
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