Title :
Implementation and field test of a Broadband ESPAR antenna
Author :
Alshami, Bashir ; Aboulnour, Hassan ; Dib, Mohammad
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Commun., Univ. of Damascus, Damascus, Syria
Abstract :
The implementation and field test of a BroadBand Electrically Steerable Parasitic Array Radiator (BB-ESPAR) antenna, as well as a comparison between experimental and simulation results are presented in this paper. BB-ESPAR antenna was modeled, implemented and experimentally characterized. A prototype of the proposed antenna has experimentally produced a horizontal directivity of 8 dBi gain and VSWR less then 3:1 value in the frequency band [465-700] MHz. Experimental and simulation results showed a good agreement.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; antenna testing; broadband antennas; VSWR; broadband ESPAR antenna; electrically steerable parasitic array radiator; field test; frequency 465 MHz to 700 MHz; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Broadband antennas; Broadband communication; Directive antennas; Prototypes; DOA; ESPAR; broadband antenna; wideband antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium (MMS), 2010 Mediterranean
Conference_Location :
Guzelyurt
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7241-3
DOI :
10.1109/MMW.2010.5605207
