A Multibeam Antenna Using Switched Parasitic and Switched Active Elements for Space-Division Multiple Access Applications

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E82-C, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1202-1210

  Preston, Stephanie ^a   Thiel, David ^a   Jun, L U ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Angle diversity; Multibeam antennas; Space division multiple access

Indexed keywords

ANGLE DIVERSITY; FRONT TO BACK RATIO; MULTIBEAM ANTENNAS; SPACE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; SWITCHED ACTIVE ELEMENTS; SWITCHED PARASITIC ELEMENTS;

ANECHOIC CHAMBERS; ANTENNA ACCESSORIES; CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); FADING (RADIO); GAIN MEASUREMENT; MULTIPATH PROPAGATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; SWITCHING NETWORKS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 0033157917     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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