A mm-Wave True-Time-Delay Beamformer Architecture based on a Blass Matrix Topology

As fifth generation (5G) wireless communication systems roll out, significant challenges exist towards the design of critical hardware, that is needed in order to realize the performance goals of 5G systems. One such challenge is the development of antenna arrays with multiple beams. This work, prop...

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Published in2020 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting pp. 1609 - 1610
Main Authors Lialios, Dimitrios, Zekios, Constantinos L., Georgakopoulos, Stavros V., Kolitsidas, Christos I., Paschaloudis, Konstantinos D., Koutinos, Anastasios G., Kyriacou, George A.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 05.07.2020
Subjects
5G mobile communication
Antenna arrays
Antenna measurements
beamforming
Blass matrix
Couplers
mm-Wave
Time-frequency analysis
Topology
true-time-delay
Wireless communication
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Summary:As fifth generation (5G) wireless communication systems roll out, significant challenges exist towards the design of critical hardware, that is needed in order to realize the performance goals of 5G systems. One such challenge is the development of antenna arrays with multiple beams. This work, proposes the design of a mm-Wave beamforming network based on a modified Blass matrix architecture, which is loaded with appropriately designed cross couplers. The proposed implementation shows a constant time delay in the 27.5-32.5 GHz frequency band.
ISSN:1947-1491
DOI:10.1109/IEEECONF35879.2020.9329535