Development of Frequency Modulated Array Antennas for Millimeter-Wave Communications
Author
Source
Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-04-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
With the massive growth of wireless data in mobile broadband communications, millimeter-wave (mm-wave) communication is an alternative enabling technique for fifth generation (5G) wireless communication systems.
More importantly, mm-wave offers large frequency spectrum bands ranging from 30GHz to 300GHz that can be utilized to provide very high capacity (i.e., multigigabits per-second data rates).
Moreover, because of the small wavelength at mm-wave frequencies, we can exploit large antenna elements in a small physical area, meaning beamforming schemes are feasible.
Nevertheless, high directional antennas should be used due to overcoming the severe path loss and absorption in mm-wave frequencies.
Further, the antennas should be steerable in angle and range directions to support point-to-point (multipoint) communications.
So far, mm-wave communication has utilized phased-array antennas arrangement which is solely angle dependent.
This review paper presents recent array technology, namely, frequency modulated frequency diverse array (FDA) for mm-wave communication applications with an emphasis on beamforming.
In FDA, small frequency increment is added across the elements.
In doing so, an array beam is generated which is angle-range-time dependent without the need of phase shifters.
This feature has several promising potentials in mm-wave communications.
In this review, the object is to bring to the fore this advance FDA technology to mm-wave communications community to call for more investigations.
We review FDA research progress up to date and highlight the potential applications in mm-wave communications.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nusenu, Shaddrack Yaw. 2019. Development of Frequency Modulated Array Antennas for Millimeter-Wave Communications. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1212239
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nusenu, Shaddrack Yaw. Development of Frequency Modulated Array Antennas for Millimeter-Wave Communications. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1212239
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nusenu, Shaddrack Yaw. Development of Frequency Modulated Array Antennas for Millimeter-Wave Communications. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1212239
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1212239