1-Bit Reconfigurable Unit Cell for Ka-Band Transmitarrays

被引:90
作者
Di Palma, Luca [1 ,2 ]
Clemente, Antonio [1 ,2 ]
Dussopt, Laurent [1 ,2 ]
Sauleau, Ronan [3 ]
Potier, Patrick [4 ]
Pouliguen, Philippe [5 ]
机构
[1] Grenoble Alpes Univ, Minatec Campus, F-38054 Grenoble, France
[2] CEA, LETI, Minatec Campus, F-38054 Grenoble, France
[3] Univ Rennes 1, CNRS, UMR 6164, IETR, F-35042 Rennes, France
[4] DGA, F-35174 Bruz, France
[5] DGA, Strategy Directorate, Off Adv Res & Innovat, F-92221 Bagneux, France
来源
IEEE ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS PROPAGATION LETTERS | 2016年 / 15卷
关键词
Beamforming; beam-steering; discrete lens; p-i-n diodes; reconfigurable antenna; transmitarray; ELEMENT; ANTENNA;
D O I
10.1109/LAWP.2015.2458179
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 letter presents an electronically reconfigurable, linearly polarized unit cell for transmitarray applications in Ka-band. A 1-bit phase resolution (namely with two phase states 0 and 180) is obtained using two p-i-n diodes mounted on a slot-loaded patch antenna. The design, realization, and experimental characterization in a standard waveguide simulator are reported. The measured insertion losses only reach 1.09 and 1.29 dB for the two-phase states, respectively, with a 3-dB transmission bandwidth of about 11.2%.
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页码:560 / 563
页数:4
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