Modern microwave and millimeter wave phased array antennas are attractive because of their ability to steer wave beams in space without physically moving the antenna element. A typical phased array antenna may have several thousand elements fed by a phase shifter for every antenna, which can steer the resulting array beam to different directions. Their low loss, low cost and lightweight phase s...

A no ̈el technique for the design of phase shifters is de ̈eloped. The method makes use of the phase ̈ariation with frequency shown by frequency filters; this results in phase shifters that are small. These phase shifters pro ̈ide near linear differential phase shift, and can be designed for both narrowband or wideband applications. Q 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 19: 384...

Phase shifters are the key components of phased array systems which provide a low-profile solution for Ka-band satellite communications. In the transmitting mode, it is crucial for the phased array antenna system to meet the standard radiation masks, and any imperfections of phase shifters can yield into radiation mask violation. In this paper, we present the analytical approach to model the no...

Aim of the project: The aim of the project is to design a 3-bit UWB Phase-shifter and implement one bit of it on a transmission line. Types of Phase Shifters: The Phase shifters can be grouped in two types. 1. Ferrite Phase Shifters 2. PIN diode phase shifters Ferrite Phase Shifters are activated by a pulsed current and power requirements are usually less than their PIN diode counterparts. Anot...

This article presents graphical investigations of the array factor of phased arrays with digital phase shifters. A software program, based on basic antenna array theory, has been developed in MATLAB to obtain the main array characteristics (array factor and directivity). The array factors of linear arrays of different sizes with different types of phase shifters have been studied as a function ...

this paper presents a framework for long term transmission expansion planning in competitive, electricity markets. transmission lines and phase shifters are taken into account as expansion options. maximization of the network users' benefits, with satisfying security constraints are considered as the criterion for transmission expansion planning. the elements of the objective function are the...

Hybrid precoding has been recently proposed as a cost-effective transceiver solution for millimeter wave (mmwave) systems. While the number of radio frequency (RF) chains has been effectively reduced in existing works, a large number of high-precision phase shifters are still needed. Practical phase shifters are with coarsely quantized phases, and their number should be reduced to a minimum due...