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A Substrate Integrated Waveguide Slot Array with Voltage-Controlled Liquid Crystal Phase Shifter
Document Type
Conference
Source
2018 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, 2018 IEEE International Symposium on. :2123-2124 Jul, 2018
Subject
Aerospace
Bioengineering
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Photonics and Electrooptics
Phase shifters
Antenna arrays
Substrates
Feeds
Slot antennas
Permittivity
Antenna radiation patterns
SIW
liquid crystal
slot array
Language
ISSN
1947-1491
Abstract
A substrate integrated waveguide slot array antenna with a reconfigurable liquid crystal phase shifter for operation at X-band and Ku-band is proposed. The frequency range of operation for a VSWR better than 2 is from 11.85 GHz to 12.25 GHz with a realized gain around 18 dB. Using a liquid crystal phase shifter makes it possible to carry signals with higher power than conventional phase shifters. Moreover, continuous phase shifting as well as wideband operation are among the advantages of using a liquid crystal phase shifter. The proposed antenna can be used in satellite communication systems.