Design of Serial-Fed Bend-Array and Measured Results

Authors

  • Z. Tengah Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik, Antenna Research Group (ARG), Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • M. T. Ali Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik, Antenna Research Group (ARG), Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • N. H. Abd Rahman Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik, Antenna Research Group (ARG), Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • I. Pasya Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik, Antenna Research Group (ARG), Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • S. Abd Hamid Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik, Antenna Research Group (ARG), Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • S. Subahir Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik, Antenna Research Group (ARG), Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Y. Yamada Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), UTM, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Keywords:

Bifurcated Beam, Bend-Array, Cylindrical Lens Antenna, Mobile Base Station Antenna,

Abstract

For the next generation mobile system (5G), a cylindrical lens antenna is developed for mobile base station application. As for the feed radiator for this lens antenna, bendarray configuration that produces a bifurcated beam is also developed. The bend-array configuration consisting of four rectangular patch array elements with serial feed network. In previous work, achievement of the bifurcated beam by bendarray configuration was shown by electromagnetic simulations. In this paper, a practical bend-array composed of four numbers of patch elements is fabricated. To verify the radiation characteristics, measured results of antenna input characteristic and radiation pattern are compared with the designed results. Through good agreement of measured and designed results, achievement of practical antenna is ensured.

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Published

2018-02-05

How to Cite

Tengah, Z., Ali, M. T., Abd Rahman, N. H., Pasya, I., Abd Hamid, S., Subahir, S., & Yamada, Y. (2018). Design of Serial-Fed Bend-Array and Measured Results. Journal of Telecommunication, Electronic and Computer Engineering (JTEC), 10(1-6), 29–33. Retrieved from https://jtec.utem.edu.my/jtec/article/view/3663

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