A novel solution for the manufacturing of a reflectarray antenna with cosecant squared radiation pattern is presented. The unit cell simply consists of a 3D printed nylon grid inserted in between two thick metallic plates. To introduce the required phase delay, C and reverse C slots are laser cut into the plate illuminated by the feeder. This solution allows obtaining an efficient, robust, and compact antenna with low-cost manufacturing process, even for non mass production. Measurements confirm the feasibility of the proposed solution and show its performances.
Design and Manufacture of Cosecant Squared Complementary Reflectarrays for Low-Cost Applications / Carluccio, G.; Mazzinghi, A.; Freni, A.. - In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION. - ISSN 0018-926X. - STAMPA. - 65:(2017), pp. 5220-5227. [10.1109/TAP.2017.2743743]
Design and Manufacture of Cosecant Squared Complementary Reflectarrays for Low-Cost Applications
MAZZINGHI, AGNESE;FRENI, ANGELO
2017
Abstract
A novel solution for the manufacturing of a reflectarray antenna with cosecant squared radiation pattern is presented. The unit cell simply consists of a 3D printed nylon grid inserted in between two thick metallic plates. To introduce the required phase delay, C and reverse C slots are laser cut into the plate illuminated by the feeder. This solution allows obtaining an efficient, robust, and compact antenna with low-cost manufacturing process, even for non mass production. Measurements confirm the feasibility of the proposed solution and show its performances.
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