Title :
Design of a millimeter-wave MEMS antenna array
Author :
Dai, Yong-sheng ; Sun, Hong-tu ; Li, Ping ; Yin, Hong-hao
Author_Institution :
Nanjing Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Nanjing, China
Abstract :
In this paper, a phased array of aperture coupled microstrip antenna with a 0-π phase shifter is demonstrated. The phase shifting necessary to steer the main beam of the antenna of the aperture is achieved by 0-π phase shifter, which are integrated in a hybrid fashion between the antenna and feed network. The design of RF-MEMS phase shifters is presented and validated by very good measurement results.
Keywords :
micromechanical devices; microstrip antenna arrays; millimetre wave antenna arrays; phase shifters; 0-π phase shifter; RF-MEMS phase shifters; aperture coupled microstrip antenna; feed network; hybrid fashion; millimeter-wave MEMS antenna array design; phased array antenna; Antenna measurements; Arrays; Feeds; Micromechanical devices; Microstrip; Microstrip antenna arrays; Phase shifters; 0-π phase shifter; MEMS switch; aperture coupled antenna; phase array;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (APCAP), 2012 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0666-9
DOI :
10.1109/APCAP.2012.6333137
