Title :
A study on phased array antenna using bi-layered MSA
Author :
Yasuzumi, T. ; Kojima, M. ; Hashimoto, O. ; Kazama, Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Electron., Aoyama Gakuin Univ., Sagamihara
Abstract :
In this paper, a phased array antenna using bi-layered microstrip antenna (MSA) is proposed. An element antenna of the array has conical radiation pattern. Firstly, the bi-layered MSA of conical radiation pattern is examined analytically by an electromagnetic field simulator. It is shown that desirable radiation patterns are obtained analytically and experimentally. Next, using the element antenna, the beam scanning characteristics of a 4-element array antenna is investigated, computationally and experimentally. As a result, the proposed antenna is promising in use of mobile satellite communications.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antenna arrays; 4-element array antenna; antenna beam scanning characteristics; bi-layered MSA; conical radiation pattern; electromagnetic field simulator; microstrip antenna; mobile satellite communications; phased array antenna; Analytical models; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Computational modeling; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic fields; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Pattern analysis; Phased arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2009. EuCAP 2009. 3rd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Berlin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4753-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-3-00-024573-2
