Title :
A highly thinned image plate array antenna using microstrip patch radiating elements
Author_Institution :
Hughes Aircraft Co., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
A prototype highly thinned K-band image plate array was designed, fabricated and tested. The antenna consists of a stripline feed, widely spaced microstrip patch radiating elements on a ground plane and a frequency selective reflecting plate. The image plate array is based on image theory. Radiating elements are placed on a reflecting surface, or ground plane, with a parallel partially reflecting screen in front of the elements. A frequency selective surface (FSS) is the partially reflecting surface for our prototype.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; frequency selective surfaces; microstrip antenna arrays; microstrip lines; K-band image plate array; design; fabrication; frequency selective reflecting plate; frequency selective surface; ground plane; highly thinned image plate array antenna; image theory; microstrip patch radiating elements; parallel partially reflecting screen; reflecting surface; stripline feed; test; widely spaced microstrip patch radiating elements; Antenna arrays; Computational modeling; Feeds; Frequency selective surfaces; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Prototypes; Radio frequency; Reflection; Stripline;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1996. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3216-4
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1996.549974
