Design and Implementation of Dual-Frequency Dual-Polarization Slotted Waveguide Antenna Array for Ka-Band Application

In this letter, a dual-frequency dual-polarization slotted waveguide antenna array at Ka-band is proposed. A 9 x 10 inclined slot array working at 35 GHz, cut in the narrow wall of rectangular waveguides, is employed for horizontal polarization (HP). An 8 x 10 longitudinal slot array working at 30 GHz, etched on the broadside of ridged waveguides, is employed for vertical polarization (VP). The two arrays are interlaced with each other and fed from the opposite sides. Two novel bend interconnected structures are invented to connect the radiating waveguides and feeding networks, which simplify and compact the antenna structure and improve the aperture efficiency. The measured 10-dB reflection coefficient bandwidth of HP array is 688 MHz, and 658 MHz for VP array. The maximum gain is 25.4 and 24.8 dB for HP array and VP array, which correspond to the aperture efficiency of 36.3% and 43.05%, respectively. The sidelobe levels of both arrays are below 17.6 dB.