Abstract
A novel beam scanning technique of a ferrite loaded microstrip patch antenna is presented. Beam scanning is produced from controlled interaction of the radiated fields and the gyromagentic properties of the axially magnetized ferrite rods. By varying the magnetizing fields of the ferrite rods, optimally placed in the near field region of the antenna, necessary phase taper of the radiated E-field distribution is achieved. The designed 10 GH antenna demonstrated an impedance bandwidth of 700 MHz and ±30°of beam scan for a changing magnetizing field of 170 kA/m. Employing embedded biasing coils through LTCC technology, the required biasing fields needed to achieve beam scan can be considerably reduced.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2014 International Workshop on Antenna Technology |
| Subtitle of host publication | Small Antennas, Novel EM Structures and Materials, and Applications, iWAT 2014 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 76-79 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781479923298 |
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| State | Published - 14 Nov 2014 |
Publication series
| Name | 2014 International Workshop on Antenna Technology: Small Antennas, Novel EM Structures and Materials, and Applications, iWAT 2014 |
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Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2014 IEEE.
Keywords
- Magnetized ferrites
- Microstrip patch antenna
- beam scan
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Computer Networks and Communications