Reflectarray Antennas for Independent Dual Linear and Circular Polarization Control

被引:38
作者
Geaney, Ciaran Sean [1 ,2 ]
Hosseini, Mehdi [1 ,3 ]
Hum, Sean Victor [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Toronto, Edward S Rogers Sr Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Toronto, ON M5S 3G4, Canada
[2] Ericsson Canada Inc, Ottawa, ON K2K 2V6, Canada
[3] CCI Antennas, Ottawa, ON K2K 3C9, Canada
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
Circular polarization (CP); dual polarization; polarizers; reflectarrays; BROAD-BAND DESIGN; SELECTIVE SURFACE; WIDE-BAND; BANDWIDTH;
D O I
10.1109/TAP.2019.2916596
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
This paper presents a dual-polarization reflectarray unit cell for wideband applications based on stacked Jerusalem crosses with a quarter-wavelength cell period. While unit cells with reduced interelement spacings can suffer from a reduction in phase range, the proposed cell exhibits a phase range of over 500 degrees while maintaining a very independent response to two orthogonal linear polarizations. The unit cell is then integrated with a linear-to-circular polarizer to form a low profile fully planar structure which facilitates independent dual-circular polarization control using a modular design approach. Two prototypes, sized 13.3 lambda(0) by 19.9 lambda(0) at 20.5 GHz, are fabricated and measured, experimentally demonstrating the proposed concepts.
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页码:5908 / 5918
页数:11
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