Investigation of dual-polarised printed slot antenna for folded reflectarray unit cells at Ka band

Chong Zhang, Dawei Zhou, Steven Gao, Gao Wei, Jiadong Xu, Jianzhou Li

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Abstract

A novel dual-polarised slot type printed antenna with superior high beam scanning performance in a unit cell boundary condition for the folded reflectarray is presented and characterised. This antenna is intended for operation at Ka-band and designed using multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB) technology. The proposed design incorporates shorting vias around the slot as well as a dielectric grid on the top of the antenna in order to achieve improved performance at the higher scanning angles for both polarisations. The effectiveness of beam scanning of the proposed unit cell design, especially at higher scanning angle at 60°, is evaluated with incident waves at various angles in the periodical boundary. The simulation results have shown the proposed unit cell antenna has the capability of beam scanning with good performance up to 60° for both E-plane and H-plane at the designated operational band, indicating that a folded reflectarray with excellent beam scanning performance, designed on the basis of this novel unit cell antenna element, can be realized.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2012 8th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, CSNDSP 2012
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2012 8th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, CSNDSP 2012 - Poznan, Poland
Duration: 18 Jul 201220 Jul 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2012 8th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, CSNDSP 2012

Conference

Conference2012 8th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, CSNDSP 2012
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityPoznan
Period18/07/1220/07/12

Keywords

  • dielectric grid
  • dual-polarised
  • Folded reflectarray
  • scanning angle
  • slot antenna

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