Connection between antennas, beam steering, and the moir\'{e} effect

TL;DR

This paper explores how the moiré effect explains antenna beam steering, modeling six planar antennas and demonstrating how moiré patterns can inform antenna design improvements.

Contribution

It establishes a novel connection between the moiré effect and antenna beam steering, providing new modeling approaches and design insights.

Findings

Six planar antenna models linked to the moiré effect

Three antennas demonstrate moiré-based design techniques

Enhanced understanding of antenna steering mechanisms

Abstract

The moir\'{e} effect provides an interpretation for the steering of antennas that form beams through internal spatial interferences. We make an explicit connection between such antennas and the moir\'{e} effect, and use it to model six planar antennas that steer by scaling, rotating, or translating operations. Three of the antennas illustrate how to use moir\'{e} patterns to generate antenna designs.