Title :
Development of a blazed reflection grating with enhanced bandwidth and angular range giving circularly polarised backscattering
Author :
Mathew, T. ; Saji, S.D. ; Aanandan, C.K. ; Mohanan, P. ; Nair, K.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Cochin Univ. of Sci. & Technol., India
Abstract :
The scattering behaviour of a blazed reflection grating consisting of arrays of V-shaped conducting elements on a reflector backed dielectric substrate is presented. The new grating structure can completely backscatter incident TM polarised electromagnetic wave to a circularly polarised wave. Compared to ordinary rectangular strip grating, elimination of specular reflection over wide angular range and large frequency band is achieved.
Keywords :
backscatter; conductors (electric); dielectric devices; diffraction gratings; electromagnetic wave polarisation; electromagnetic wave reflection; electromagnetic wave scattering; reflector antennas; TM polarised electromagnetic wave; V-shaped conducting elements; angular range; backscatter; bandwidth; blazed reflection grating; circularly polarised backscattering; circularly polarised wave; dielectric substrate; frequency band; grating structure; scattering behaviour; specular reflection elimination; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Dielectric measurements; Diffraction; Frequency; Gratings; Polarization; Power measurement; Receiving antennas; Reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1995. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
Newport Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2719-5
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1995.530046
