DocumentCode
2763405
Title
A mechanically steerable quasi-Yagi endfire array using dielectric phase shifters at 5.8GHz
Author
Stoneback, Matthew ; Cha, Junho ; Dahlstet, Stefan ; Kuga, Yasuo
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA
fYear
2008
fDate
5-11 July 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
A steerable 4times1 array of quasi-Yagi endfire radiators is developed for use at 5.8 GHz. The antenna utilizes a novel dielectric phase shifting technique, previously presented by Y. Kuga and J. Cha (2004). The electrical characteristics and far field patterns are numerically approximated using Ansoft HFSS and Designer. The 4times1 array is fabricated and tested on low-cost IS620 substrate.
Keywords
Yagi antenna arrays; microstrip antenna arrays; phase shifters; Ansoft HFSS; dielectric phase shifters; mechanically steerable quasi-Yagi endfire array; quasi-Yagi endfire radiators; Coplanar waveguides; Dielectric materials; Dielectric substrates; Dipole antennas; Microstrip antennas; Permittivity; Phase shifters; Phased arrays; Slabs; Transmission line theory;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2041-4
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2042-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2008.4619100
Filename
4619100
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