Three-dimensional aperture principle for end-fire radiation antenna array

被引:6
作者
Dai, Legen [1 ]
Xie, Yongjun [1 ]
Wang, Huai [2 ]
Wu, Peiyu [1 ]
机构
[1] Beihang Univ, Sch Elect & Informat Engn, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China
[2] China Elect Technol Grp Corp, Res Inst 29, Chengdu 610036, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
All Open Access; Gold;
D O I
10.1063/5.0040136
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
According to the two-dimensional aperture principle, directivity and gain are expected to be proportional to the aperture area of an antenna or antenna array. Our simulations and measurements of an end-fire radiation antenna array overturn this conventional wisdom. The gain of an end-fire antenna array is found to be much higher than that calculated by the two-dimensional aperture principle. We introduce a length component into the two-dimensional aperture principle and propose a three-dimensional aperture principle. A four-element end-fire antenna array is designed and measured to verify the correctness of this new principle. The three-dimensional aperture principle opens a pathway to novel types of aperture utilization.
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