Multipath Characteristics of Frequency Diverse Arrays Over a Ground Plane

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2014-07-01

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Cetintepe, Cagri
Demir, Şimşek

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This paper presents a theoretical framework for an analytical investigation of multipath characteristics of frequency diverse arrays (FDAs), a task which is attempted for the first time in the open literature. In particular, transmitted field expressions are formulated for an FDA over a perfectly conducting ground plane first in a general analytical form, and these expressions are later simplified under reasonable assumptions. Developed formulation is then applied to a uniform, linear, continuous-wave operated FDA for the particular case of linear frequency increments, and closed-form solutions are established. Time dependence of the FDA array factor is next eliminated by calculating the average power received by an isotropic antenna at a given observation point. Field and power derivations are repeated for a conventional phased array to establish a performance benchmark. Numerical simulations are conducted for special test cases to demonstrate the advantages of FDAs over conventional phased arrays in terms of multipath propagation.

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/41566

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Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Article