Connected phased array antennas for ultra-wide band radar applications

Author

Cavallo, D. ; Neto, A. ; Gerini, G.

Author_Institution

TNO - Defence Security & Safety, Hague

fYear

2008

fDate

13-14 May 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

10

Abstract

The paper presents general properties of arrays of connected slot or dipole antennas providing guidelines for the design of structures. Connected arrays represent one of the most promising array antenna concepts able to meet the very demanding requirements in terms of antenna bandwidth and high polarization purity, imposed by the new generations of radar systems. This array concept can also be applied in other fields like earth based space science or satellite based future missions as well as for wide-band integrated array antennas for telecommunications.

Keywords

antenna phased arrays; dipole antenna arrays; phased array radar; radar antennas; slot antenna arrays; ultra wideband antennas; ultra wideband radar; connected phased array antennas; dipole antennas; polarization purity; slot antennas; ultra-wide band radar; Antenna arrays; Bandwidth; Dipole antennas; Guidelines; Phased arrays; Polarization; Radar antennas; Radar applications; Slot antennas; Ultra wideband antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwaves, Communications, Antennas and Electronic Systems, 2008. COMCAS 2008. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Tel-Aviv

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2097-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2098-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/COMCAS.2008.4562779

Filename

4562779