Title :
An efficient decoupling feeding network for phased arrays
Author :
Rivkin, E. ; Shavit, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Abstract :
A new approach is proposed for designing a decoupling feeding network for phased arrays. The proposed approach results in significant hardware savings and enables to match each of the input ports individually and independently of the excitation.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna phased arrays; decoupling feeding network; hardware savings; phased array antenna; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Geometry; Hardware; Impedance; Mutual coupling; Pattern matching; Phased arrays; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Microwaves, Communications, Antennas and Electronics Systems, 2009. COMCAS 2009. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tel Aviv
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3985-0
DOI :
10.1109/COMCAS.2009.5386049