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dc.contributor.advisorChang, Kai
dc.creatorKim, Sang Gyu
dc.date.accessioned2005-08-29T14:39:03Z
dc.date.available2005-08-29T14:39:03Z
dc.date.created2005-05
dc.date.issued2005-08-29
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/2335
dc.description.abstractModern satellite, wireless communication, and radar systems often demand wideband performance for multi-channel operation and the ability to steer multiple beams for multiple moving targets. This dissertation covers a variety of topics to design low-cost and wideband antenna systems. The main areas of study are microwave devices controlled piezoelectric transducers (PETs) and wideband baluns and balanced microwave circuits using parallel-strip lines. Some focus has also been given to the design of Rotman lens for multiple beam generation and Vivaldi antenna arrays for wideband two-dimensional scanning. The dielectric perturbation technique controlled by PET is introduced to design a wideband phase shifter and a QPSK modulator, and to tune the resonant frequency of a slot dipole. The designed PET-controlled phase shifters are used for beam steering in a dual beam phased array using a bidirectional feeding scheme and a five-beam phased array using a microstrip Rotman lens. Vivaldi-type antennas are commonly used to achieve wideband performance. Very wideband performance can be achieved using an antipodal tapered slot antenna because of its inherent simple wideband transition from microstrip line to parallel-strip line. An antipodal tapered slot antenna and a phased array are designed to span 10 to 35 GHz. In addition, a 4??4 two-dimensional antenna array is designed using wideband antipodal tapered slot antennas, and two sets of PET-controlled phase shifters for E- and H-plane scanning are fabricated to steer the beam. As a microwave system using wideband antenna array, a new low-cost and wideband phased array radar is developed using a modulated pulse over 8 to 20 GHz band. The double-sided parallel-strip line as a balanced line is presented. The parallelstrip line offers much flexibility for microwave circuit designs. This transmission line makes it possible to realize a low impedance line and allows the design of a compact wideband balun and junction. Wideband transitions (or baluns) from parallel-strip line to microstrip line, a typical unbalanced transmission line, are realized to cover several octave bandwidth. Balanced microwave filters and a hybrid coupler are developed using the parallel-strip line.en
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dc.format.mediumelectronicen
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dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherTexas A&M University
dc.subjectphased arraysen
dc.subjectpiezoelectric transducersen
dc.titleWideband two-dimensional and multiple beam phased arrays and microwave applications using piezoelectric transducersen
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dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.departmentElectrical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorTexas A&M Universityen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen
dc.contributor.committeeMemberNaugle, Donald G.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberNevels, Robert D.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSu, Chin B.
dc.type.genreElectronic Dissertationen
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dc.format.digitalOriginborn digitalen


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