TITLE:
Analysis and Design of Different Methods to Reach Optimum Power in Butler Matrix
AUTHORS:
Shahideh Kiehbadroudinezhad, Jean-François Bousquet, Michael Cada, Adib Shahabi, Mohammad Ali Kiehbadroudinezhad
KEYWORDS:
Butler Matrix, Beam Forming, Phase Shifter, Micro Strip
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Communications, Network and System Sciences,
Vol.12 No.2,
February
28,
2019
ABSTRACT: With the increasing demand for high speed reliable communications, smart antennas, such as the Butler Matrix array, can be used to develop a system that increases the performance of a wireless system. The Butler matrix is a switched beam array system which can produce orthogonal uniform beams. The main objective is to improve the efficiency of the power in a 90-degree bend. Also, the double-mitered bend is particularly interesting since it provides a substantially lower reflection coefficient and a lower value of S12 at a frequency of 2.4 GHz compared to an unmitered one. Therefore, this paper describes an optimum design using a double-mitered method with a 2 × 2 and a 4 × 4 Butler Matrix array, operating at 2.4 GHz which is used in wireless systems with an FR4 substrate.