Low cost X-band dual polarization phased array antenna: Scanning performance

Author

Salazar, J.L. ; Medina, R.H. ; Knapp, E.J. ; McLaughlin, David J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA

fYear

2012

fDate

Oct. 31 2012-Nov. 2 2012

Firstpage

425

Lastpage

428

Abstract

In this paper the scanning performance of the X-band phased-array antenna to be used for a solid state weather radar system is discussed. A simple and low-cost antenna array architecture based on series-fed array of dual-polarized aperture coupled microstrip patch antennas was designed, implemented and tested in order to prove the concept of low-cost phased array radar system for metereological applications. The measured results presented indicates a good scanning performance.

Keywords

antenna feeds; antenna phased arrays; microstrip antenna arrays; phased array radar; polarisation; radar antennas; dual-polarized aperture coupled microstrip patch antennas; low cost X-band dual polarization phased array antenna; low-cost antenna array architecture; low-cost phased-array radar system; metereological applications; scanning performance; scanning performnace; series-fed array; solid state; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Apertures; Arrays; Meteorological radar; Radar antennas; CASA radar; Phased-array antenna; aperture-coupled patch antenna; dual-polarized;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference (EuRAD), 2012 9th European

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2471-7

Type

conf

Filename

6450738