Title :
A series-fed microstrip receiving array for digital beamforming
Author :
Kim, Shinko ; Wang, Yuanxun Ethan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
A novel design of receiving arrays for digital beamforming purposes is proposed. The essential idea is based on a series-fed slot antenna array with spatial multiplexing of local elements (SMILE) techniques. The proposed approach offers several advantages such as compactness, low cost, and compatibility with monolithic microwave integrated circuits. A four-element receiving array test-bed at 5.5 GHz center frequency is fabricated and digital beamforming on this test-bed is successfully demonstrated.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna testing; array signal processing; microstrip antenna arrays; receiving antennas; slot antenna arrays; 5.5 GHz; SMILE; digital beamforming; four-element receiving array test-bed; series-fed microstrip receiving array; slot antenna array; spatial multiplexing of local elements;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2004.839460
