Title :
Numerical and Experimental Characterization of a Wide-Band Conformal Base Station Antenna
Author :
Dassano, G. ; Laza, V.A. ; Matekovits, L. ; Orefice, M. ; Vecchi, G.
Author_Institution :
LACE, Politecnico di Torino, Turin
Abstract :
In this paper, a conformal 4times8 array antenna for a mobile communication base station is analyzed using the synthetic function expansion technique, a numerical approach previously introduced by the authors. While the numerical aspects of the problem were discussed in a previous paper, here the practical aspects like construction and measurements for a first prototype with a single polarization are stressed
Keywords :
antenna arrays; broadband antennas; conformal antennas; mobile communication; numerical analysis; polarisation; conformal 4times8 array antenna; experimental characterization; mobile communication base station; numerical characterization; single polarization; synthetic function expansion technique; wide-band conformal base station antenna; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Base stations; Broadband antennas; Frequency; Linear antenna arrays; Polarization; Prototypes; Scattering parameters; Structural beams;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 2006, IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0123-2
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2006.1711434
