A X-/Ka-Band Circularly Polarized Shared-Aperture Phased Array Antenna

Lu Yang Ji, Shi Gang Zhou, Jian Ying Li

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Abstract

A circularly polarized (CP) X-/Ka-band shared- aperture phased array is proposed in this paper. Its unit cell consists of one X-band element and 3 × 3 Ka-band elements. The Ka-band element is a rectangular dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) with a metasurface etched on the top side. The X-band element is a dual-feed magneto-electric dipole antenna with dual CP capabilities. By hollowing out the center and the sides of the dipole antenna, 3 × 3 Ka-band elements can effectively share the same aperture with the X-band element. A shared-aperture array prototype was fabricated and measured for performance verification. The results show that the proposed array can achieve an impedance bandwidth from 7 GHz to 8.5 GHz for the X-band and from 26 GHz to 28 GHz for the Ka-band. It can realize ± 45° beam scanning with an axial ratio (AR) variation less than 5 dB for both bands.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEuCAP 2025 - 19th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9788831299107
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025
Event19th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2025 - Stockholm, Sweden
Duration: 30 Mar 20254 Apr 2025

Publication series

NameEuCAP 2025 - 19th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation

Conference

Conference19th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2025
Country/TerritorySweden
CityStockholm
Period30/03/254/04/25

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