• DocumentCode
    1888425
  • Title

    Design and implementation of a dual excited planar circular array antenna for base stations

  • Author

    Ammula, Veneela ; Wentworth, Stuart M. ; Rao, Sadasiva M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of ECE, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    11-17 July 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    In this paper we present a planar circular array antenna for use in mobile wireless communications base stations. The prototype antenna could be modified to be able to electronically steer the main beam to provide 360° coverage around the base station.
  • Keywords
    mobile communication; planar antenna arrays; base stations; dual excited planar circular array antenna; mobile wireless communications; prototype antenna; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Arrays; Directive antennas; Gain;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2010 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Toronto, ON
  • ISSN
    1522-3965
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4967-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2010.5561698
  • Filename
    5561698