Implementation and experimental verification of a smart antenna system operating at 60 GHz band

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2790-2800

  Celik, Nuri ^a   Iskander, Magdy F ^a   Emrick, Rudy ^b   Franson, Steven J ^b   Holmes, John ^b  

^a University of Hawaii at Manoa   (United States)

^b MOTOROLA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

60 GHz; Antenna arrays; Beamforming; Hybrid smart antenna; Smart antennas; Switched antenna

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALIGNMENT; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; OXYGEN; SMART ANTENNAS;

60 GHZ; ANTENNA ARRAYS; BEAMFORMING; HYBRID SMART-ANTENNA; SWITCHED ANTENNA;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 51749114266     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2008.928785     Document Type: Article

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