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2023-01-06
Beam Scanning 10×10 Phased Array Antenna Using Liquid Crystal Phase Shifters
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 108, 93-102, 2023
Abstract
In this paper, we devise a phased array antenna with liquid crystal material, employing a 10×10 uniform rectangular array. The phase of the phased array antenna is controlled by loading bias voltage on the liquid crystal layer, and the FoM (figure-of-merit) of the phase shifter can attain 70.6°/dB. The phased array antenna works at 16 GHz and employs a microstrip circular patch as the radiation unit. The proposed phased array can achieve a gain of 23.1 dBi, and its beam scanning range reaches ±45° in simulation experiment. The preliminary measurement results demonstrate that the performance of the proposed antenna is basically consistent with simulation results.
Citation
Wei Hu, Di Jiang, Weiyi Yang, Pengbo Pan, Tianming Bai, Weiyi Zhang, Zhiyong Guo, and Guofu Wang, "Beam Scanning 10×10 Phased Array Antenna Using Liquid Crystal Phase Shifters," Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 108, 93-102, 2023.
doi:10.2528/PIERL22081706
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