Title :
Beam secanning characteristics on 16-element array antenna using double-loop antenna
Author :
Okiyokota, M. ; Yasuzumi, T. ; Kazama, Y. ; Hashimoto, O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Electron., Aoyama Gakuin Univ., Sagamihara, Japan
Abstract :
In this paper, a phased array antenna for a linearly polarized wave is proposed for mobile satellite communications antennas. An element antenna consists of two loop antennas concentrically located on a dielectric substrate with a reflector and these loop antennas work at dominant and second mode resonant frequencies. Firstly, characteristics of each loop antenna fed by a microstrip transmission line (MSL) are simulated and measured to investigate fundamental radiation characteristics of these antennas. Next, a 16-element linear array antenna is simulated and measured. It is shown that the proposed antenna is suitable for the mobile satellite communications antenna.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; loop antennas; mobile communication; satellite communication; transmission lines; 16-element array antenna; beam scanning; dielectric substrate; double-loop antenna; element antenna; fundamental radiation characteristics; microstrip transmission line; mobile satellite communications antennas; phased array antenna; second mode resonant frequencies; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Arrays; Microstrip antennas; Phased arrays; Satellite antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7366-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICEAA.2010.5653131
