Title :
Bifocal antenna based on dual-reflectarray dual-offset configuration
Author :
Rodriguez-Alvarez, Javier ; Arrebola, Manuel ; Tienda, Carolina ; Encinar, Jose A. ; Las-Heras, Fernando
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. de Oviedo, Gijón, Spain
Abstract :
In this contribution, a dual-reflectarray dual-offset antenna is proposed to wide-angle beam scanning applications. An antenna with this configuration is designed and its performances are studied to scan the beam in 16 degree range at 35 GHz. The proposed configuration is derived from a dual-offset dual-reflector bifocal antenna, and the synthesis method of the reflectarrays is also based on a technique reported in previous works for dual-reflector antennas. The dual-reflector antenna is defined and then the equivalent reflectarrays are synthesized. Finally, the entire antenna is analyzed considering each of the two feeds in order to evaluate the performances.
Keywords :
reflectarray antennas; dual-offset dual-reflector bifocal antenna; dual-reflectarray dual-offset antenna; dual-reflectarray dual-offset configuration; dual-reflector antennas; equivalent reflectarrays; wide-angle beam scanning application; Antenna radiation patterns; Feeds; Geometry; Reflection; Reflector antennas; beam scanning; bifocal antenna; dual-reflectarray antenna; reflectarray;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Prague
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0918-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0919-7
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206266