A linear wide-angle scanning phased array based on pattern reconfigurable elements

Yu Du, Jian Ying Li, Dong Li, Ling Kai Zhang, Wen Juan Shu

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Abstract

A wide-angle scanning phased array based on pattern reconfigurable elements is proposed. There are seven metallic cylinders arranged on both sides of each unit separately to improve the isolation. The design of metallic cavities instead of a ground plate and cooperating with cylinders ingeniously solved the inconvenience of DC bias supply, significantly reducing the size of the antenna element and the entire system, and also the coupling between elements. The 3 dB beamwidth of the joint pattern generated by the pattern reconfigurable technology covers 217° in H-plane at 5GHz. The phased array can scan from −75° to 75° in H-plane, with gain fluctuation within 1 dB. The phased array processes a high-aperture efficiency of 75.76%. The measured results of the phased array prototype agree with the simulation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)926-932
Number of pages7
JournalMicrowave and Optical Technology Letters
Volume64
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2022

Keywords

  • DC bias circuits
  • pattern reconfigurable
  • phased array
  • wide-angle scanning

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