Title :
Retrodirective array design using ring antenna
Author :
Jung, Dong-Jin ; Oh, Seongwon ; Chang, Kai
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a microstrip 4×8 retrodirective array which consists of two 4×4 sub-arrays. These two 4×4 sub-arrays employ proximity-coupled microstrip ring antennas as the array elements. The design frequency of the ring antenna is 5.8 GHz and the antenna produces voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) and axial ratio less than 1.5 and 1 dB, respectively. The designed 4×8 retrodirective array is tested through electromagnetic (EM) simulation. In the simulation, the plane wave incidents at two different angles (θt=±30°) for a bistatic radar cross section (RCS).
Keywords :
directive antennas; electromagnetic coupling; microstrip antenna arrays; radar antennas; radar cross-sections; array element; bistatic radar cross section; design frequency; electromagnetic simulation; frequency 5.8 GHz; microstrip retrodirective array; proximity-coupled microstrip ring antenna; retrodirective array design; voltage standing wave ratio; Arrays; Microstrip; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; microstrip; retrodirective array; ring antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Spokane, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9562-7
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2011.5996776
