Self-tracking duplex communication link using planar retrodirective antennas

被引：36

作者：

Karode, SL ^{[1
]}

Fusco, VF ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Queens Univ Belfast, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, High Frequency Elect Lab, Belfast BT9 5AH, Antrim, North Ireland

来源：

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION | 1999年 / 47卷 / 06期

基金：

英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;

关键词：

pointing systems; retrodirectivity;

D O I：

10.1109/8.777122

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

In this paper, a compact architecture for an active planar retrodirective antenna array is presented and its application in a self-tracking duplex communication link discussed. The problem of beam-pointing error (BPE) is addressed and a method is suggested to reduce this error. The proposed architecture, which conventionally performs the function of the retransmission of an incident signal back in the direction of its source, is modified in order to include a receive function, Experimental verification of these architectures are performed at 1 GHz and the results from the prototypes are compared with a theoretical model. Finally, the utility of the architecture is demonstrated for its potential use in a duplex communication link.

引用

页码：993 / 1000

页数：8

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