Abstract
We propose an electronically steerable parasitic array radiator antenna that is about 96% smaller than a conventional one. The antenna can shape a beam with a working gain of about 6 dBi without a matching circuit and steer the beam in steps of 45°. The reactance with which parasitic elements are loaded is designed to achieve vswr of <3 in the frequency band for IEEE802.11b by controlling the set of reactance values in three steps. Consequently, a pen-sized beam steerable antenna can be made for a 2.4-GHz-band wireless local area network. The antenna is unique in that the current excited on parasitic elements is stronger than that excited on the fed element when a beam is shaped.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 43-55 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Wireless Personal Communications |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 Jan 1 |
Keywords
- Array antenna
- Beam steering
- Load
- Parasitic
- Wireless LAN
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science Applications
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering