60-GHz two-dimensionally scanning array employing wideband planar switched beam network

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages 818-821

  Moulder, William F ^a   Khalil, Waleed ^a   Volakis, John L ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

60 GHz; Microstrip arrays; Millimeter wave antenna arrays; Switched beam antenna

Indexed keywords

60 GHZ; 60-GHZ RADIO; BEAMFORMING ARRAYS; BUTLER MATRICES; COST MANUFACTURING; DIRECTION FINDING; HIGH DATA-RATE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; LOW COSTS; MICROSTRIP ARRAYS; MILLIMETER WAVE ANTENNA ARRAYS; MINIMAL POWER; MULTI-BEAM; PATCH ARRAYS; ROTMAN LENS; SCANNING ARRAY; SWITCHED BEAM ANTENNAS; SWITCHED BEAM ARRAY; SWITCHED BEAMS; WIDE-BAND;

ANTENNA ARRAYS; BEAMFORMING; BUTLER MATRIX; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; MILLIMETER WAVES; SCANNING; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

EID: 77956499039     PISSN: 15361225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2010.2070056     Document Type: Article

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