DocumentCode
246933
Title
Offset parabolic-torus-phase reflectarray antenna
Author
Nayeri, Payam ; Fan Yang ; Elsherbeni, Atef Z.
Author_Institution
Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci. Dept., Colorado Sch. of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
fYear
2014
fDate
6-11 July 2014
Firstpage
1025
Lastpage
1026
Abstract
Planar reflectarray antennas with parabolic-torus phase distribution are investigated for high-gain beam-scanning applications. Analytical expressions for the reflectarray aperture phase distribution are derived for the generalized offset configuration. A Ka-band planar reflectarray with 30 dB gain and 40 degree scan coverage is demonstrated. The study reveals that planar reflectarrays with parabolic-torus phase distribution show a momentous promise for high-gain beam-scanning.
Keywords
antenna phased arrays; microwave antenna arrays; planar antenna arrays; reflectarray antennas; Ka-band planar reflectarray; analytical expressions; gain 30 dB; high-gain beam-scanning; offset parabolic-torus-phase reflectarray antenna; parabolic-torus phase distribution; reflectarray aperture phase distribution; Apertures; Educational institutions; Feeds; Microstrip antenna arrays; Reflector antennas;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location
Memphis, TN
ISSN
1522-3965
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-3538-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2014.6904839
Filename
6904839
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