Abstract
A dual-polarized wideband low-sidelobe slot array antenna for wireless communication systems in the V-band is proposed in this work. The Taylor distribution is applied with each radiating slot as a tapering unit in both polarizations. A compact 2×2 element subarray is designed to achieve stable amplitude and phase distribution among elements with two sets of integrated compact wideband unequal power dividers for the E- and H-planes inside the subarray. Then, two layers of orthogonally polarized feeding networks with unequal E-plane T-junction power dividers are used to connect the subarrays to two standard waveguides WR-15 as input ports. The prototype of 8×8 elements is fabricated and measured in an anechoic chamber. The maximum measured gain is 25.3 and 25.4 dBi for V- and H-polarization, respectively. The overlapped impedance bandwidth is from 57 to 66.4 GHz with reflection coefficiencies below -10 dB, and the isolation between two input ports is around 35 dB. Sidelobe levels of both polarizations are below -22 dB with good agreement with the simulations.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | I E E E Transactions on Antennas and Propagation |
Vol/bind | 71 |
Udgave nummer | 8 |
Sider (fra-til) | 6667-6677 |
Antal sider | 11 |
ISSN | 0018-926X |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - aug. 2023 |