Open AccessBeam steering for OAM beams using time‐modulated circular arrays
Author(s) -
Song Qilong,
Wang Yang,
Liu Kai,
Zhang Jie,
Wang Yang
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
electronics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 1350-911X
DOI - 10.1049/el.2018.5386
Subject(s) - beam steering , beam (structure) , circular buffer , phased array optics , optics , angular momentum , phased array , phase modulation , modulation (music) , physics , phase (matter) , harmonic , engineering , acoustics , computer science , telecommunications , antenna (radio) , phase noise , quantum mechanics , programming language
The theory of time‐modulated circular arrays in respect of generating orbital angular momentum (OAM) beams at harmonic frequencies is analysed. Without using expensive phase shifters in phased arrays, beam steering for OAM beams is achieved using switches connected to array elements. The model of an eight‐element time‐controlled circular array is derived with the method of time‐modulation beam steering techniques. Simulation results show that beam steering for OAM beams is realised, which indicates the effectiveness of the proposed method.