Phased array antenna systems are at the cusp of ubiquity. We now see Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) antenna systems on WiFi routers. Soon phased array weather radar systems will help to ...

Test fixtures are becoming more important in 5G, 6G, and phased-array designs. This article explains methods to optimize test ...

Introduction In Part 1, we introduced the phased array concept, beam steering and array gain. In Part 2, we presented the concept of grating lobes and beam squint. In this section, we begin with a ...

The array was used to generate a complex radiation pattern—the MIT logo—in the far field. The authors show that this type of nanophotonic phased array can be actively tuned, and in some cases ...

As phased arrays begin to include more mixed-signal and digital content, there are many engineers who could benefit from a much more intuitive explanation of phased array antenna patterns.

It is the radiation pattern that allows one to see where waves constructively overlap and where waves destructively overlap to cancel each other.

Phased-array antennas and digital beamforming techniques are increasingly being used by satellites of all sizes, orbits and frequencies to maximise the radiation pattern for reception and transmission ...

I started off talking about phased-array antennas, where the direction and shape of the radiation pattern is controlled by adjusting the phase and amplitude of the radiation emitted from each ...

Electrical engineers have developed the world's most complex 'phased array' -- or radio frequency integrated circuit. This advance is expected to find its way into US defense satellite ...

ABSTRACT – Electromagnetic phased arrays at radio frequencies are well known and have enabled applications ranging from communications to radar, broadcasting and astronomy. The ability to generate ...