Retrodirective Antenna Array Using High Frequency Offset

Abstract

The paper deals with the design of a simple retrodirective antenna array exhibiting by high frequency offset between received and transmitted wave. Analysis of the beam pointing error using antenna array model developed in MATLAB is described. The frequencies of transmitted wave and received wave are chosen on the basis of this analysis. Then a suitable structure for further design is determined and particular blocks of complete retrodirective antenna array are briefly described and their measured parameters are presented. Relatively high frequency offset between received and transmitted wave makes it possible to use frequency filters for received and transmitted signal separation which led to significant reduction of the circuit complexity.

Keywords

• Antenna array
• retrodirectivity
• mixer
• patch antenna