Open AccessBD‐SBA for wireless backhauling application
Author(s) -
Zhou Gaonan,
Sun Baohua,
Liang Qiuyan,
Li Jianfeng
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
electronics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1350-911X
pISSN - 0013-5194
DOI - 10.1049/el.2017.4000
Subject(s) - deflection (physics) , wireless , beam (structure) , optics , physics , acoustics , materials science , electronic engineering , telecommunications , computer science , engineering
A beam‐deflection short backfire antenna (BD‐SBA) is proposed. The BD‐SBA consists of an SBA and a deflection plate. The deflection plate is designed to change the phase of the reflected waves, hence deflecting the beam of the BD‐SBA. The beam deflection can realise different beam pointing within about 20°. An X‐band antenna (10 GHz) with a beam pointing of 12° is fabricated and tested. The measured results demonstrate that the desired beam deflection is obtained. A gain of 14.3 dBi and a sidelobe level of −20.6 dB are realised. The BD‐SBA, with a simple structure, low cost and moderately high gain, is suitable for the application of fifth‐generation wireless backhauling potentially.