High Gain Beam Steerable Phased Array Incorporating Reconfigurable Parasitics formed from Liquid Metal
Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works (RGC: 12, 32, 41, 45) › 32_Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review
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| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC) |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 235-238 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-7281-0566-6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-7281-0567-3 |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2019 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications, APWC |
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Conference
| Title | 9th IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications, APWC 2019 |
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| Place | Spain |
| City | Granada |
| Period | 9 - 13 September 2019 |
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Abstract
This paper presents a beam switchable antenna for use as the radiating element within a phased array and shows how it can be used to increase the scan angle range of a phased array. The radiating element consists of a driven dipole and a series of directors. A group of 3 directors are aligned along each of the 2 beam switching directions. The directors are formed from liquid metal. By moving the liquid metal from one set of directors to the other it is possible to switch the beam direction between ±25°. The novel radiating element is used within a phase array. By employing a combination of beam switching at the element factor level and beam steering at the array factor level we are able to obtain an ±9° (i.e. 18° total) increase in the scan angle range at the expense of a slight reduction in the realized gain.
Research Area(s)
- beam steering, beamforming, liquid metal, phased array antenna, Reconfigurable antenna, Yagi-Uda
Citation Format(s)
High Gain Beam Steerable Phased Array Incorporating Reconfigurable Parasitics formed from Liquid Metal. / Kelly, J. R.; Alqurashi, Khaled Yahya; Crean, Carol et al.
Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC). IEEE, 2019. p. 235-238 8870388 (Proceedings of the IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications, APWC).
Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC). IEEE, 2019. p. 235-238 8870388 (Proceedings of the IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications, APWC).
Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works (RGC: 12, 32, 41, 45) › 32_Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review
