An Optical beam former for smart antennas in mobile broadband communication

International Journal of Mobile Communications

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 683-694

  Kabilan, A P ^a   Caroline, P Elizabeth ^b   Christina, X Susan ^c  

^a CHETTINAD COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b J J COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c Mookambigai College of Engineering   (India)

Author keywords

Maximum directivity algorithm; Mobile communication; Optical beam former; Smart antenna

Indexed keywords

BEAM FORMERS; CELLULAR NETWORK; DESIGN AND SIMULATION; ELECTROSTATIC COMB DRIVES; INTENSITY SIGNAL; MATLAB AND SIMULINK; MAXIMUM DIRECTIVITY ALGORITHM; MICRO MIRROR; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MICROWAVE SIGNALS; MOBILE BROADBAND; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; MOBILE TERMINAL; MULTI-BEAM; OPTICAL BEAM FORMER; OPTICAL BEAMS; OPTICAL SIGNALS; RADIATION PATTERNS;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; CELLULAR NEURAL NETWORKS; CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATORS; MACHINE DESIGN; MATLAB; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SMART ANTENNAS; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

MOBILE ANTENNAS;

EID: 67649515761     PISSN: 1470949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMC.2009.025538     Document Type: Article

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