Title :
Real-time digital beam-forming active leaky-wave antenna
Author :
Abielmona, Samer ; Nguyen, Hoang ; Casares-Miranda, F.P. ; Camacho-Peñalosa, C. ; Caloz, Christophe
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montreal
Abstract :
In this paper, a metamaterial leaky-wave antenna (LWA) with integrated active devices is discussed. A dynamic, digital, beam-forming active LWA is presented for the first time, which offers several advantages over conventional antenna arrays.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; leaky wave antennas; metamaterials; active leaky-wave antenna; antenna arrays; integrated active devices; metamaterial leaky-wave antenna; real-time digital beam-forming antenna; Adaptive arrays; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Antenna theory; Aperture antennas; Leaky wave antennas; Metamaterials; Planar arrays; Sampling methods; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0877-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0878-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2007.4396868