Title :
Side lobe suppression of printed antenna array with perpendicular reflector
Author :
Milijic, M. ; Nesic, A. ; Milovanovic, Bratislav
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Nis, Niš, Serbia
Abstract :
Side lobe suppression of printed antenna arrays with perpendicular reflector has been analyzed in this article. The arrays are with pentagonal dipoles as radiating elements operating at a second resonance. The used distribution is chosen to enable high side lobe suppressions bigger than 41.5 dB at the frequency of 12 GHz. The feeding network in symmetrical (balanced) microstrip technique with impedance transformers is presented too. The antenna arrays with the high side lobe suppression are very sensitive in small deviation of distribution coefficients from ideal that can results in decreasing SLS values. Therefore, the optimal feeding network with minimal departure from determined distribution is investigated.
Keywords :
dipole antenna arrays; impedance convertors; microstrip antenna arrays; reflector antenna feeds; SLS values; balanced microstrip technique; frequency 12 GHz; impedance transformers; minimal departure; optimal feeding network; pentagonal dipoles; perpendicular reflector; printed antenna array; radiating elements; second resonance; side lobe suppression; small distribution coefficient deviation; symmetrical microstrip technique; Antenna feeds; Arrays; Dipole antennas; Impedance; Microstrip; Microwave antenna arrays; Printed antenna arrays; feed network with impedance transformers; high side lobe suppression; perpendicular reflector;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunication in Modern Satellite, Cable and Broadcasting Services (TELSIKS), 2013 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nis
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0899-8
DOI :
10.1109/TELSKS.2013.6704431