Progress in active integrated antennas and their applications

Author

Qian, Yongxi ; Itoh, Tatsuo

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

46

Issue

11

fYear

1998

fDate

11/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1891

Lastpage

1900

Abstract

Active integrated antennas (AIAs) provide a new paradigm for designing modern microwave and millimeter-wave architecture with desirable features such as compactness, light weight, low cost, low profile, minimum power consumption, and multiple functionality. This paper reviews recent research and development related to this emerging technology with emphasis on its applications in high-efficiency radio-frequency (RF) front-end, millimeter-wave power combining, beam steering, and retrodirective arrays, as well as wireless sensors. Optical controlling techniques for AIA´s are also described

Keywords

active antenna arrays; antenna phased arrays; beam steering; directive antennas; microwave antenna arrays; millimetre wave antenna arrays; optical control; power combiners; reviews; transceivers; transponders; MM-wave power combining; active integrated antennas; beam steering; high-efficiency RF front-end; microwave architecture; millimeter-wave architecture; optical controlling techniques; research/development; retrodirective arrays; wireless sensors; Beam steering; Cost function; Energy consumption; Microwave antennas; Millimeter wave technology; Optical control; Radio frequency; Research and development; Sensor arrays; Wireless sensor networks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.734506

Filename

734506