Research Article
A Massive MIMO Panel Array at Ka-Band with Flexible Patterns and Beam Steering Performance
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-51204-4_33, author={Satish Sharma and Sandhya Krishna}, title={A Massive MIMO Panel Array at Ka-Band with Flexible Patterns and Beam Steering Performance}, proceedings={Ad Hoc Networks. 8th International Conference, ADHOCNETS 2016, Ottawa, Canada, September 26-27, 2016, Revised Selected Papers}, proceedings_a={ADHOCNETS}, year={2017}, month={4}, keywords={Software defined phased array Massive MIMO panel Microstrip patch Dual linear polarization Millimeter wave}, doi={10.1007/978-3-319-51204-4_33} }- Satish Sharma
Sandhya Krishna
Year: 2017
A Massive MIMO Panel Array at Ka-Band with Flexible Patterns and Beam Steering Performance
ADHOCNETS
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51204-4_33
Abstract
In this paper, we are presenting a software defined based massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) panel array antenna with flexible radiation patterns and beam steering application. This design involves a Ka-band (31.7 GHz to 33.46 GHz) 4 × 4 microstrip patch planar array with dual linear polarizations and good isolation which is required for a massive MIMO antenna system. In this case, by controlling input excitations of the selected radiating elements in the array, we generate radiation patterns with variable beamwidths or directivity at the broadside angle. Further, by applying variable amplitude and phase excitations to the partial or full array, we generate beam steering radiation patterns. Additional analysis and measured performance results will be presented during the conference.