Design and performance of a microstrip reflectarray antenna

Author

Javor, Ronald D. ; Wu, Xiao-Dong ; Chang, Kai

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA

Volume

43

Issue

9

fYear

1995

fDate

9/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

932

Lastpage

939

Abstract

Microstrip reflectarray antennas present an alternative to conventional directive antennas in that they are flat, inexpensive, easy to install and manufacture, conformal to the mounting surface, easy to package, and they possess high power and beam steering capabilities. For the first time, a comprehensive, experimentally verified design procedure for the microstrip reflectarray is presented. In this design procedure, the microstrip reflectarray has been shown to be an effective linear array capable of beam switching and dual polarization. The design procedure also allows the array to be fed from a feed-horn offset at any given angle to the plane of the array. The design procedure is well suited for CAD programs

Keywords

antenna feeds; antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; electromagnetic wave polarisation; linear antenna arrays; microstrip antenna arrays; beam steering; beam switching; design procedure; dual polarization; feed-horn; linear array; microstrip reflectarray antenna; performance; Design automation; Dipole antennas; Directive antennas; Feeds; Manufacturing; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Phased arrays; Reflector antennas;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/8.410208

Filename

410208