3D-Printed frequency-scanned slot array in grating waveguide
In this work, a linearly-polarized frequency-scanned slot-antenna linear array fed by a travelling wave in grating waveguide is designed at 17 GHz. Additionally, the insertion of periodic gratings in the bottom broad-wall of the feeding waveguide reduces the guided wavelength of the fundamental prop...
| Autores: | , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid |
| Repositorio: | Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/700692 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10486/700692 https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aeue.2021.153866 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Corrugated waveguides Gratings Layered manufacturing Linear antenna arrays Slot antennas Informática |
| Sumario: | In this work, a linearly-polarized frequency-scanned slot-antenna linear array fed by a travelling wave in grating waveguide is designed at 17 GHz. Additionally, the insertion of periodic gratings in the bottom broad-wall of the feeding waveguide reduces the guided wavelength of the fundamental propagating mode. Therefore, steering angles around broadside can be attained in the radiation pattern, contrary to conventional travelling-wave designs where grating lobes would inevitably appear. Furthermore, tuning posts are included in the radiating element design to mitigate the mismatch provoked by uniform phase feeding. A 16-element array is fabricated to validate the design, which experimentally shows a continuous angular scanning range of ±10°around broadside in the band from 16 to 18 GHz, with a peak gain of 18 dBi and a maximum gain drop of 4 dB |
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