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A Cost Effective Smart Antenna for Mobile Broadband Systems
| International Journal of Computer Applications |
| Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
| Volume 64 - Number 10 |
| Year of Publication: 2013 |
| Authors: S. Ravishankar, Prakash Biswagar |
10.5120/10673-5460
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S. Ravishankar, Prakash Biswagar . A Cost Effective Smart Antenna for Mobile Broadband Systems. International Journal of Computer Applications. 64, 10 ( February 2013), 33-38. DOI=10.5120/10673-5460
Abstract
A cost effective implementation of a 'Smart Antenna' is limited due to the number and high cost of RF array elements, RF distribution as well as phasing elements. Shaped Dielectric Lenses perform the task of collimation, to obtain multiple beams in a fixed set of directions. Lenses are inherently broadband, lower in cost, easy to fabricate, have lower dimensional tolerances, and act as a radome for the electrically small primary radiators that are embedded inside or placed behind the lens.
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