Low-cost microstrip-line-based ferrite phase shifter design for phased array antenna applications

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages 86-89

  Hui, William W G ^a   Bell, Jodie M ^a   Iskander, Magdy F ^a   Lee, J J ^b  

^a University of Hawaii at Manoa   (United States)

^b RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular polarization; Ferrite phase shifter; Lowcost; Microstrip line; Phased array antennas

Indexed keywords

COMMONLY USED; DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS; EFFECTIVE WAVELENGTH; ELECTRONICALLY SCANNED PHASED ARRAYS; FERRITE PHASE SHIFTER; FERRITE PHASE SHIFTERS; FIELD VALUES; HIGH-FREQUENCY STRUCTURE SIMULATORS; HIGH-GAIN; INPUT POWER; LOWCOST; MEASURED RESULTS; MICROSTRIPES; NEW FERRITE; PHASE DIFFERENCE; PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAS; RADIATING ELEMENTS;

CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; COST REDUCTION; DESIGN; FERRITE; MICROSTRIP LINES; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE SHIFT; PHASE SHIFTERS; POLARIZATION; POWER CONVERTERS; RADAR ANTENNAS;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS;

EID: 70350613896     PISSN: 15361225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2007.893068     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. R. K. Sorensen, M. F. Iskander, and J. J. Lee, "Low-cost nonplanar microstrip-line ferrite phase shifter utilizing circular polarization," IEEE Microw. Wireless Compon. Lett., vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 25-27, Jan. 2004.
2. J. J. Lee and J. V. Strahan, "Planar ferrite phase shifter," U.S. Patent 5 223 808, Jun. 29, 1993, Hughes Aircraft Co. (now Raytheon).
3. J. M. Bell, W. W. G. Hui, M. F. Iskander, and J. J. Lee, "Low-cost nonplanar microstrip-line ferrite phase shifter utilizing circular polarization," in Proc. IEEE/ACES Int. Conf. Wireless Commun. Appl. Comput. Electromagn., 2005, pp. 233-236.
4. D. M. Pozar, Microwave Engineering, 2nd ed. New York: Wiley, 1998.
5. S. K. Koul and B. Bhat, Microwave and Millimeter Wave Phase Shifters Volume J: Dielectric and Ferrite Phase Shifters. Norwood, MA: Artech House, 1991.