Title :
Design of complementary reflectarray
Author :
Carluccio, Giorgio ; Mazzinghi, A. ; Freni, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Univ. of Florence, Florence, Italy
Abstract :
A novel solution for the manufacture of a reflectarray antenna is presented. The unit cell simply consists of dielectric foam inserted between two thick metallic plates. The plate illuminated by the feeder is a 0.5 mm-thick stainless steel sheet into which the C and the reverse C slots are laser cut. This solution allows one to obtain an efficient, robust and compact antenna with low-cost manufacturing process even for no mass production. Preliminary measurements show the feasibility of the proposed solution and its performances.
Keywords :
design engineering; reflectarray antennas; compact antenna; complementary reflectarray antenna; dielectric foam; feeder; manufacturing process; mass production; plate illuminated; robust antenna; stainless steel sheet; thick metallic plates; unit cell;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2013.2701
