Title :
Dipole radiation steering using an active artificial magnetic conductor
Author :
Ford, Kenneth L. ; Rigelsford, Jonathan M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Sheffield, Sheffield
Abstract :
It has been shown that a single antenna can be used in a reconfigurable manner, which can have radiation beam maximums from boresite to 65 degrees, while maintaining a low profile.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; beam steering; conductors (electric); dipole antennas; active artificial magnetic conductor; dipole radiation steering; radiation beam; single antenna; Conducting materials; Conductors; Diodes; Dipole antennas; Directive antennas; Frequency; Magnetic materials; Metamaterials; Periodic structures; Varactors;
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
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2008.4619191
