Control of leaky-mode propagation and radiation properties in hybrid dielectric-waveguide printed-circuit technology: experimental results

Experimental results are presented to show how a planar circuit, printed on a laterally shielded dielectric waveguide, can induce and control the radiation from a leaky-mode. By studying the leaky-mode complex propagation constant, a desired radiation pattern can be synthesized, controlling the main...

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Autores: Gómez Tornero, José Luis, Goussetis, George, Feresidis, Alexandros P., Melcón Álvarez, Alejandro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena(UPCT)
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital UPCT
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.upct.es:10317/649
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10317/649
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Tecnologìa híbrida circuito impreso y guía de ondas
Antena de fuga de ondas
Disminución de antenas
Nivel de control sidelobes
Hybrid technology printed circuit board and waveguide
Wave antenna leakage
Decreased antennas
Sidelobes level control
Teoría de la Señal y las Comunicaciones
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Sumario:Experimental results are presented to show how a planar circuit, printed on a laterally shielded dielectric waveguide, can induce and control the radiation from a leaky-mode. By studying the leaky-mode complex propagation constant, a desired radiation pattern can be synthesized, controlling the main radiation characteristics (pointing direction, beamwidth, sidelobes level) for a given frequency, This technique leads to very flexible and original leaky-wave antenna designs. The experiments show to be in very good agreement with the leaky-mode theory.