Full 3D Coverage Beamforming Phased Array with Reduced Phase Shifters and Control 2D Tunable 3 × 3 Nolen Matrix
Full 3D Coverage Beamforming Phased Array with Reduced Phase Shifters and Control 2D Tunable 3 × 3 Nolen Matrix
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10.1109/past49659.2022.9975005
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2022-10
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Hanxiang Zhang;Bayaner Arigona
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作者：
Hanxiang Zhang;Bayaner Arigona
在本文中，提出了带有2D堆叠可调型矩阵的3D波束形成阵列。 NOLEN矩阵中的相位变速器。完整的360○范围是通过激发所有三个输入端口来实现的设计概念，网络已在5.8GHz处进行模拟，模拟结果与理论分析非常吻合。
In this paper, a 3D beamforming phased array with 2D stacked tunable Nolen matrix is presented. The fundamental building block - tunable Nolen matrix is proposed to relax phase tuning range of phased shifters and reduce the complexity of control mechanism by embedding tunable phase shifters within Nolen matrix. For each input port excitation of proposed tunable Nolen network, a tunable progressive phase difference within range of 120○ is obtained at its output ports, and full 360○ range is achieved by exciting all three input ports. By stacking and cascading six 3 × 3 Nolen matrices, nine radiation beams in unique cubic sector can be continuously steered on azimuth and elevation planes, realizing full 3D beamforming function. To verify the design concept, the network has been simulated at 5.8GHz, and the simulation results agree well with theoretical analysis.