Title :
Design of a balanced 2D composite right-/left-handed transmission line type continuous scanning leaky-wave antenna
Author :
Allen, C.A. ; Leong, K.M.K.H. ; Itoh, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of California, CA
fDate :
6/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A planar structure is proposed for use in an edge-excited leaky-wave antenna. This structure can be modelled as a composite right-/left-handed transmission line and designed for continuous beam angle scanning. The 4times4 structure is simulated to verify the right-/left-handed nature of the structure and fabricated and measured to demonstrate the scanning capability
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; leaky wave antennas; metamaterials; microwave antennas; scanning antennas; 5.76 GHz; 6.4 GHz; 7.4 GHz; balanced 2D composite right/left-handed transmission line; continuous beam angle scanning; edge-excited leaky-wave antenna; left-handed metamaterial; planar structure; radiation patterns;
Journal_Title :
Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, IET
DOI :
10.1049/iet-map:20060078
