Nonplanar microstrip arrays

Pattern synthesis using planar arrays was done extensively in the past, mainly in the context of radar antennas where a cosec/sup 2/ beam is required in the elevation plane. The synthesis leads to a set of coefficients for the array elements which may be difficult to realize and which, if realizable...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on antennas and propagation 1996-03, Vol.44 (3), p.389-392
Main Author: Herscovici, N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithm design and analysis
Frequency synthesizers
Microstrip antenna arrays
Narrowband
Optical reflection
Permittivity
Phased arrays
Planar arrays
Radar antennas
Shape control
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Summary:Pattern synthesis using planar arrays was done extensively in the past, mainly in the context of radar antennas where a cosec/sup 2/ beam is required in the elevation plane. The synthesis leads to a set of coefficients for the array elements which may be difficult to realize and which, if realizable, may lead to a very narrow-band performance. In this paper, a new type of array is proposed. The shaped-beam nonplanar array is an array of microstrip elements, where the phasing is not generated through the feeding network, but by shaping the substrate. Microstrip arrays lend themselves well to a configuration similar to the one proposed, and as it is shown, the final thickness of the array does not exceed a few substrate thicknesses.
ISSN:0018-926X
1558-2221
DOI:10.1109/8.486309