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Phase Tunability In A Conductor Backed Coplanar Waveguide Patch Antenna, Idan Mandelbaum
Phase Tunability In A Conductor Backed Coplanar Waveguide Patch Antenna, Idan Mandelbaum
Theses
Traditionally beam steering in phase array antenna systems is achieved using tunable phase shifters or switched feed networks. Here, a tunable patch antenna element is suggested as a novel alternative to a combination of a radiating element and a phase shifter. A conductor backed coplanar waveguide patch antenna is chosen due to its suitability to mounted external tuning elements, using varactor diodes. Limited types of lumped tuning circuits, using varactor diodes, have been tested, though a lumped as well as distributed tuning is feasible in the chosen antenna configuration. Approximate analytical models for coplanar waveguide patch antennas with finite ground …