Single-Layer Quad-Band Printed Reflectarray Antenna with Dual Linear Polarization

Author

Hasani, Hamed ; Peixeiro, Custodio ; Skrivervik, Anja K. ; Perruisseau-Carrier, Julien

Author_Institution

Lab. d´Electromagn. et d´Acoust., Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Volume

63

Issue

12

fYear

2015

Firstpage

5522

Lastpage

5528

Abstract

A novel single layer, dual linear polarized unit cell is introduced for a quad-band reflectarray antenna in the Ku-band centered around 12, 13, 14, and 15.5 GHz. The unit-cell design is such that the resultant reflectarray antenna can be considered as four different reflectarray antennas, each with a specific beam shape, sharing one aperture. As proof-of-concept, two quad-band reflectarray antenna prototypes having a plate size of 20 × 20 cm² have been designed and fabricated each with a certain beam direction versus frequency. Measurement and simulation results show satisfactory performance of both reflectarray antennas at each frequency.

Keywords

electromagnetic wave polarisation; microstrip antenna arrays; multifrequency antennas; reflectarray antennas; Ku-band; beam direction; dual linear polarization; plate size; single-layer dual-linear polarized unit cell; single-layer quad-band printed reflectarray antenna; specific beam shape; unit-cell design; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Feeds; Frequency measurement; Gain; Prototypes; Reflector antennas; Multiple band antennas; Multiple-band antennas; Reflectarrays; polarization; reflectarrays;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2015.2481918

Filename

7275133