Synthesis of Very Large Planar Arrays for Prescribed Footprint Illumination

Author

Ares, F. ; Fondevila-Gómez, J. ; Franceschetti, G. ; Moreno-Piquero, E. ; Rodríguez-González, J.A.

Author_Institution

Santiago de Compostela Univ., Santiago de Compostela

Volume

56

Issue

2

fYear

2008

Firstpage

584

Lastpage

589

Abstract

Footprint patterns can be efficiently synthesized by means of planar arrays with hundreds or thousands of elements: an efficient combination of Woodward-Lawson and Orchard-Elliott-Stern roots optimization procedure is suggested. This hybrid technique is applied to a footprint covering Europe by using planar arrays with isotropic elements and linearly polarized circular patches. The proposed method keeps under control both the side lobe and ripple level of the synthesized pattern.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antenna arrays; planar antenna arrays; Orchard-Elliott-Stern roots optimization; Woodward-Lawson roots optimization; footprint illumination; isotropic elements; linearly polarized circular patches; planar antenna arrays; ripple level; side lobe; Lighting; MMICs; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microwave antenna arrays; Phased arrays; Physics; Planar arrays; Planar waveguides; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Antenna array pattern synthesis; Orchard–Elliott–Stern (OES) method; Woodward–Lawson (WL) method; footprint patterns; planar arrays;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2007.915472

Filename

4447333