DocumentCode
1859268
Title
A beamforming network for a compact circular switched-beam array antenna
Author
Bialkowski, Marek E. ; Karmakar, Nemai C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Queensland Univ., St. Lucia, Qld., Australia
Volume
3
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Firstpage
869
Abstract
This paper reports on the design and development of a beamforming network for a compact 8-element switched-beam array antenna for use with the Australian mobile satellite communications system, MobilesatTM . The device is formed by a switched 8-way-2-elements-on radial divider/combiner and eight 1-bit phase shifters and is capable of generating 24 individual beams. The experimental results for the beamforming network as well as for the entire array are presented
Keywords
UHF phase shifters; beam steering; microstrip antenna arrays; mobile antennas; mobile satellite communication; power combiners; power dividers; 1-bit phase shifters; Australian mobile satellite communications system; Mobilesat; beamforming network; compact circular switched-beam array antenna; switched 8-way-2-elements-on radial divider/combiner; Antenna arrays; Array signal processing; Australia; Circuits; Communication switching; Mobile antennas; Phase shifters; Phased arrays; Satellite antennas; Switches;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Conference, 1999 Asia Pacific
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5761-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APMC.1999.833731
Filename
833731
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