A switched beam 60 GHz 2×2-element planar antenna array

Author

Barison, Anthony ; Deo, P. ; Mirshekar-Syahkal, D.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Comput. Sc. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Essex, Colchester, UK

fYear

2014

fDate

6-11 April 2014

Firstpage

1000

Lastpage

1002

Abstract

A switched beam 60 GHz four-element microstrip antenna array is presented. Three reflection type phase shifters are used in this 2×2-element phased array to implement beam switching in two dimensions electronically through PIN diodes or MEMS in the phase shifters. Radiation and losses due to the feeding network are evaluated and their effects on the radiation pattern of the array are shown. This antenna array provides radiation pattern swing, but it is less than that expected theoretically. This is attributed to cross-polarisation field from the feed-network.

Keywords

antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antenna arrays; millimetre wave antenna arrays; millimetre wave phase shifters; planar antenna arrays; MEMS; PIN diodes; antenna array radiation pattern; beam switching; cross-polarisation field; feeding network; frequency 60 GHz; radiation pattern swing; reflection type phase shifters; switched beam four-element planar antenna array; Antenna radiation patterns; Arrays; Microstrip; Microstrip antenna arrays; Phase shifters; Switches; 60 GHz; RTPS; Switched beam; phase shifters; planar array; steerability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on

Conference_Location

The Hague

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6901934

Filename

6901934