Implimentation of 4X4 Butler Matrix using Silver-nono Instant Inkjet Printing Technology

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AliyuBabale, Suleiman [1 ]
Lawan, S. H. [1 ]
Rahim, Sharul Kamal Abdul [2 ]
IfeomaOrakwue, Stella [3 ]
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[1] Bayero Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Elect Engn, PMB 3011, Kano, Nigeria
[2] Univ Technol Malaysia, WCC, Fac Elect Engn, Utm Skudai 81310, Johor, Malaysia
[3] Univ Port Harcourt, Fac Engn, Dept Elect Engn, PMB 5323, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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Butler Matrix (BM); Coupler; return losses and transmission coefficients; COMPACT;
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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Butler Matrix (BM) beamforming network using silver-nano printing technology is presented in this paper. It employed a 3dB coupler, phase shifters and a crossover. Closed form design equations are derived based transmission line theory. To validate the design procedure, the device is fabricated using an instant inkjet printing technology. The results obtained shows good return losses better than-19dB at all the input ports with an average deviation in the transmission coefficients less than 1dB. However, the device exhibited a phase imbalance of less than 0.90 degrees at the center frequency.
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页码:514 / 518
页数:5
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