Autor: |
Min Wang, Shenheng Xu, Fan Yang, Nan Hu, Wenqing Xie, Zhengchuan Chen |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2020 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
IEEE Access, Vol 8, Pp 120124-120133 (2020) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2169-3536 |
DOI: |
10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3004435 |
Popis: |
A 16 ×16 -element reconfigurable transmitarray antenna (RTA) is designed and experimented in this paper. The proposed element consists of a receiving (Rx) structure and a transmitting (Tx) structure. The rectangular patch with C-shaped probe-fed is designed as the Tx structure to obtain the characteristics of broad bandwidth and low loss, where the U-shaped slot patch is designed as the Rx structure to obtain simple structure. Two PIN diodes are symmetrically integrated on the C-shaped feeding line. By turning them ON or OFF simultaneously, the induced current directions are reversed, thus achieving two phase states with 180° phase difference. The low insertion loss of 0.47 dB and the 3-dB transmission bandwidth of 16.0% are achieved by employing the stepped impedance matching technique. A Ku-band 256-element reconfigurable prototype with 512 PIN diodes is designed, fabricated, and measured. The measured peak gain at 12.2 GHz are 22.1 dBi with aperture efficiency of 21.2% and a 3-dB gain bandwidth of 12.3%. The measured results demonstrate the two-dimensional electronic beam scanning capability within ±60° as well. The proposed 1-bit RTA design exhibits good radiation performance, making it a promising candidate for advanced wireless communication applications. |
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