학술논문

Low-Profile Dual-Band Dual-Polarized Transmitarray Antenna Based on Multilayer Frequency Selective Surfaces
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation IEEE Trans. Antennas Propagat. Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on. 71(9):7354-7362 Sep, 2023
Subject
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Aerospace
Transportation
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Dual band
Computer architecture
Resonators
Microprocessors
Metals
Transmitting antennas
Couplings
Circularly polarized (CP) wave
dual-band antenna
Ka-band
satellite communications (SatComs)
transmitarray (TA) antenna
Language
ISSN
0018-926X
1558-2221
Abstract
In this work, a new dual-band dual-polarized transmitarray (TA) antenna element based on multilayer frequency selective surfaces is introduced. This novel configuration has been successfully tested for K/Ka satellite communication (SatCom) frequency bands and is composed of a single low-profile printed circuit board incorporating five metal layers without any vertical transitional elements. In contrast to existing solutions, this proposal eliminates the need for vertical interconnections, air gaps, or spacers between the metal layers, resulting in a cost-effective board with an overall thickness of $0.24 \lambda $ at 30 GHz. The proposed unit cell operates at 20 and 30 GHz exploiting an interleaved lattice configuration. It affords independent control of the transmitted field phase within a range of 300°, at both frequency bands while maintaining a transmission loss not exceeding 3.5 dB. To substantiate the proposed design, an $87\times87$ mm2 TA has been prototyped and experimentally validated. The measured results indicate a peak gain of 20.6 and 22.8 dB at 20 and 30 GHz, respectively. Furthermore, the −1 dB gain bandwidth has been found to be 5% in the first band and 4.5% in the second band.