Dual-Polarized Directive Ultrawideband Antenna Integrated With Horn and Vivaldi Array

被引:22
作者
Pan, Yongsheng [1 ]
Cheng, Yang [1 ]
Dong, Yuandan [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Elect Sci & Technol China, Sch Elect Engn, Chengdu 611731, Peoples R China
来源
IEEE ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS PROPAGATION LETTERS | 2021年 / 20卷 / 01期
关键词
Dual-polarized antenna; horn antenna; ultra wideband antenna; Vivaldi antenna;
D O I
10.1109/LAWP.2020.3039377
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
A novel ultrawideband dual-polarized H-plane horn antenna incorporated with a Vivaldi array is proposed. Aiming at ultrawide low-frequency applications that require dual-polarization with a compact shape, the proposed antenna employs an all-metal shared aperture structure. Different from the conventional dual-polarized horn where dual polarization is achieved using two orthogonal modes of the same waveguide, the proposed antenna uses two different types of transmission line for feeding: rectangular waveguide for vertically polarized (VP) H-plane horn antenna, and slot line for horizontally polarized (HP) Vivaldi antenna array. The Vivaldi slot significantly increases the HP bandwidth compared to the typical dual-polarized horn antennas, and does not disturb the VP radiation pattern. The proposed antenna has a measured -10 dB impedance bandwidth of 103% for HP mode, and 77.5% for VP mode. The measured peak gain for HP is 13.0 dBi and 14.3 dBi for VP. The simulated and measured results are in good alignment.
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页码:48 / 52
页数:5
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