DocumentCode
418933
Title
Reconfigurable reflectarray with variable height patch elements: design and fabrication
Author
Gianvittorio, John P. ; Rahmat-Samii, Yahya
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2004
fDate
20-25 June 2004
Firstpage
1800
Abstract
A fabricated reflectarray design has been presented showing the possibility of using elements of various heights to design reflectarray systems with steerable beams. A static prototype has been fabricated to show the technique. MEMS technology can be used to manufacture elements that have variable heights which can be used to continuously shift the re-radiated phase, steering the main beam of the antenna.
Keywords
antenna radiation patterns; beam steering; dipole antenna arrays; micromechanical devices; microstrip antenna arrays; microwave phase shifters; reflector antennas; MEMS technology; main beam steering; re-radiated phase shifter; reconfigurable reflectarray; steerable beams; variable height patch elements; Dielectrics; Dipole antennas; Fabrication; Feeds; Micromechanical devices; Moment methods; Phased arrays; Prototypes; Reflector antennas; Scattering;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2004. IEEE
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8302-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2004.1330548
Filename
1330548
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