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An array of possibilities for future antenna systems

Un aperçu des possibilités d’évolution des antennes futures

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The paper presents the author’s view on future antenna system requirements in communications and radar, and shows how many of these are likely to require solutions based on phased array antennas. Far from the popular concept of phased arrays as large structures containing thousands of elements, it is argued that these arrays will contain relatively few controllable elements. The key features of these new antennas will be their «intelligent» signal processing nature based on the capability for multiple beam formation and pattern adaptivity.

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L’auteur discute des progrès qui devraient être réalisés, dans le futur, dans la conception des antennes destinées aux télécommunications et au radar. Il montre que beaucoup d’antennes seront conçues sur le principe de l’antenne en réseau à commande de phase, celle-ci n’étant pas comme on l’imagine habituellement une énorme structure composée de milliers d’éléments mais plutôt l’assemblage d’un nombre relativement petit d’éléments dont on peut régler les paramètres. La caractéristique la plus importante de ces antennes sera leur aptitude à faire du traitement «intelligent» du signal car elles pourront générer des faisceaux multiples et adapter le diagramme de rayonnement.

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  1. Microwave Research Unit, Electronic & Electrical Engineering Department, University College London, Torrington Place, WC1E 7JE, London, Royaume Uni.

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Forrest, J.R. An array of possibilities for future antenna systems. Ann. Télécommun. 40, 438–444 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03003650

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