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Design of a coupled antenna array for mobile HyperLAN2 applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2011

Ahmad El Sayed Ahmad
Affiliation:
XLIM – UMR CNRS 6172, University of Limoges, 123 Avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges Cedex, France. Phone: +33(0)555 42 60 50
Marc Thevenot
Affiliation:
XLIM – UMR CNRS 6172, University of Limoges, 123 Avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges Cedex, France. Phone: +33(0)555 42 60 50
Cyrille Menudier*
Affiliation:
XLIM – UMR CNRS 6172, University of Limoges, 123 Avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges Cedex, France. Phone: +33(0)555 42 60 50
Majed Koubeissi
Affiliation:
XLIM – UMR CNRS 6172, University of Limoges, 123 Avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges Cedex, France. Phone: +33(0)555 42 60 50
Eric Arnaud
Affiliation:
XLIM – UMR CNRS 6172, University of Limoges, 123 Avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges Cedex, France. Phone: +33(0)555 42 60 50
Thierry Monédière
Affiliation:
XLIM – UMR CNRS 6172, University of Limoges, 123 Avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges Cedex, France. Phone: +33(0)555 42 60 50
*
Corresponding author: C. Menudier Email: cyrille.menudier@xlim.fr

Abstract

This paper describes the design of a 12-monopole linear array to perform a radiation pattern in the array alignment plane. This antenna can be used for HyperLAN2 telecommunications in transit vehicles. The design is based on a rigorous method which synthesizes the feeds weights by considering the strong cumulative coupling between monopoles. The originality of this paper consists in considering the couplings to obtain the objective pattern. Without this approach, a significant performance alteration is observed. The array and the feed network have been designed and successfully measured.

Type
Industrial and Engineering Papers
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2011

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