Abstract
For quasi millimeter-wave and millimeter-wave high-speed wireless communications over wireless LANs and wireless ATMs, narrow beam antennas have been shown to provide high transmission quality by suppressing the troublesome multipath effect. However, the diameter of sector antennas needed to create the narrow beams rapidly increases with the sector number. In addition, the cylindrical shape of typical sector antennas does not suit portable terminals. This paper shows a methodology for designing planar sector antennas that overcomes these problems. The proposed antenna uses two kinds of beams and the antenna gains are equalized in all sectors. The antenna is developed as a 4-beam subarray fed by a planar Butler matrix circuit. The design method of the subarray and an evaluation of its characteristics in the 20 GHz band are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1773-1777 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | IEICE Transactions on Communications |
| Volume | E79-B |
| Issue number | 12 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 1 1996 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering