Title :
Improved dual-feed single-beam powercombining reflectarray antenna
Author :
Almajali, E. ; McNamara, Derek A. ; Shaker, Jafar ; Chaharmir, M.R.
Author_Institution :
EECS, Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
The power combining efficiency of a dual-feed single-beam power combining reflectarray is shown to be substantially improved by reducing the spacing between the reflectarray elements. This improvement has been confirmed experimentally.
Keywords :
reflectarray antennas; reflector antenna feeds; dual-feed single-beam power-combining reflectarray antenna; reflectarray elements; spacing reduction;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2013.2877
