Title :
Antenna Array Design and System for Directional Networking
Author :
Gui Chao Huang ; Iskander, Magdy F. ; Hoque, Mahbub ; Goodall, Steven R. ; Bocskor, Timothy
Author_Institution :
Hawaii Center for Adv. Commun. (HCAC), Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA
Abstract :
To help with long range coverage, minimal interference, and reduced energy requirements, recent studies have incorporated directional antenna arrays in wireless communication networks. In this letter, a broadband, dual polarization, and very narrow beam (<;11°) antenna array system based on the Long Slot Antenna (LSA) array technology has been developed, prototyped and tested. The complex feeding structure of the antenna array was simplified with a novel aperture metallic patch design using 50 - 60Ω microstrip lines. HFSS simulation and experimental beamwidth results are in excellent agreement (<;11° difference).
Keywords :
antenna feeds; broadband antennas; directive antennas; microstrip antenna arrays; microstrip lines; radiofrequency interference; slot antenna arrays; HFSS simulation; aperture metallic patch design; broadband antenna array; complex feeding structure; directional antenna arrays; directional networking; dual polarization; long range coverage; long slot antenna array; microstrip lines; minimal interference; reduced energy requirements; resistance 50 ohm to 60 ohm; very narrow beam antenna array; wireless communication networks; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Arrays; Broadband antennas; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; Slot antennas; Broadband antenna; directional antenna; long slot array;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2015.2391199
