Array-Fed Fabry-Perot Cavity Antenna for Two-Dimensional Beam Steering

D. Comite, Victoria Gomez-Guillamon Buendia, Paolo Burghignoli, Paolo Baccarelli, S. K. Podilchak, Alessandro Galli

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Abstract

We propose a simple phased-array design based on a Fabry-Perot cavity antenna for the generation of a highly-directive pencil beam steerable along two directions in 3-D space. Each array element generates an element pattern in the far-field obtained through the excitation of a dominant cylindrical TM leaky wave inside the cavity. Hence, the resulting conical pattern is combined with the array factor of a N × N square or circular arrangement of ideal vertical electric dipoles. By proper phasing such sources at the operating frequency, a pencil beam with continuous scanning both in azimuth and elevation is achieved. The proposed leaky-wave phased array is of interest for future wireless power transfer systems as well as for advanced radar and localization systems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting
PublisherIEEE
Pages1873-1874
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781538671023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Jan 2019

Publication series

NameInternational Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting
PublisherIEEE
ISSN (Electronic)1947-1491

Keywords

  • arrays
  • beam steering
  • conical patterns
  • Fabry-Perot cavity antennas
  • leaky-wave antennas

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Instrumentation
  • Radiation

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