A high-power microwave reflectarray antenna based onvariable rotation technique

Xu Liang; Zhang Qiang; Yuan Chengwei; Liu Jinliang; Sun Yunfei; Gong Hongzhou; Liu Dongqi

doi:10.11884/HPLPB202436.230379

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Xu Liang, Zhang Qiang, Yuan Chengwei, et al. A high-power microwave reflectarray antenna based onvariable rotation technique[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36: 013002. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202436.230379

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Xu Liang, Zhang Qiang, Yuan Chengwei, et al. A high-power microwave reflectarray antenna based onvariable rotation technique[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36: 013002. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202436.230379

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A high-power microwave reflectarray antenna based onvariable rotation technique

doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202436.230379

College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

Received Date: 2023-10-30
Accepted Date: 2023-12-26
Rev Recd Date: 2023-12-26

Available Online: 2024-01-15

Publish Date: 2024-01-15

Abstract

Abstract

In this paper, utilizing the geometrical phase shifting method of Variable Rotation Technique (VRT), we propose a beam scanning high-power microwave reflectarray antenna based on the concept of transmission phase difference. Electromagnetic simulation results show that the designed trident-shaped reflectarray antenna element operates at 9.5−10.5 GHz, has a linear phase shift capability within 360° at 0−40° incidence angle, and has a power handling capacity of 1.11 GW under vacuum conditions. A circular-shaped aperture reflectarray antenna with a radius of 200 mm is designed using the proposed element, and verified by full-wave simulation. Through the reconfiguration of the aperture phase distribution, the designed reflectarray antenna can realize the beam scanning in the range of ±40°. At 10 GHz, the maximum gain loss during beam scanning is less than 1.63 dB, the maximum gain reaches 31.1 dBi, the corresponding aperture efficiency is 73.42%, while the minimum aperture efficiency is more than 50%. The sidelobe level and axial ratio are always lower than −18.7 dB and 1.6 dB, respectively.
- variable rotation technique,
- beam scanning,
- reflectarray antenna,
- high-power microwave,
- power handling capacity

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