A Wideband and Wide Scanning Tightly Coupled Dipole Array with Meta-Surface Wide-Angle Impedance Matching

Authors

  • Yuan Ye College of Electronic Science and Engineering National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China
  • Zhao Yu Huang College of Electronic Science and Engineering National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China
  • Yun Jiang College of Electronic Science and Engineering National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China
  • Li-an Bian Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronic Materials Genome Engineering Changsha University of Science &Technology, Changsha, 410114, China
  • Chang Zhu College of Electronic Science and Engineering National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China
  • Jing Jian Huang College of Electronic Science and Engineering National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China
  • Nai Chang Yuan College of Electronic Science and Engineering National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China

Keywords:

Meta-surface, phased array, tightly coupled dipole array, ultra-wide band, wide angle scanning

Abstract

A low profile ultra-wideband tightly coupled dipole array is studied. The antenna elements are fed by Marchand baluns of small size and low cost. A metasurface based wide-angle impedance matching (MSWAIM) layer is introduced to replace the traditional dielectric WAIM, improving the beam scan performance and reducing the antenna profile. The simulation shows that the proposed antenna array can operate over 2.4-12.4 GHz, approximately 5:1 bandwidth with maximum scanning angle of 50º for both E plane and 45º for H plane. The antenna profile above the ground is only 0.578λH at the highest operating frequency. This antenna array can find its application in the forthcoming massive MIMO beamforming systems for 5G.

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Author Biographies

Yuan Ye, College of Electronic Science and Engineering National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China

Yuan Ye was born in Guangxi, China. She received the M.S. degree in Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, in 2012, and currently she is working toward the Ph.D. degree in National University of Defense Technology. Her current research interests include ultrawideband antenna arrays and reconfigurable antenna.

Zhao Yu Huang, College of Electronic Science and Engineering National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China

Huang Zhanyu was born in 1992. He received the M.S. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China in 2018, where he is currently pursuing Ph.D. degree with the College of Electronic Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China. His current research interests include passive RF/microwave circuits, microstrip antennas and wireless communication.

Yun Jiang, College of Electronic Science and Engineering National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China

Yun Jiang was born in Hunnan Provence, China. He received the M.S. degrees in Electronic Engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, China, in 2017, and currently he is working toward the Ph.D. degree in National University of Defense Technology. His research interests include RF/millimeter-wave components and circuits.

Li-an Bian, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronic Materials Genome Engineering Changsha University of Science &Technology, Changsha, 410114, China

Li-an Bian is now working in the Changsha University of Science & Technology. He received the Ph.D. degree of Electronics Science and Technology from National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China in 2018. His research interests include graphene devices, photonic crystals and antenna design etc. So far, he has published nearly fifty academic papers.

Chang Zhu, College of Electronic Science and Engineering National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China

Chang Zhu was born in Anhui, China, in 1977. He received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electronic Science and Technology from National University of Defense Technology in 2001 and 2005 respectively. He is currently an Associate Professor with the National University of Defense Technology. His research interests include microwave and millimeter wave technology.

Jing Jian Huang, College of Electronic Science and Engineering National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China

Jinjian Huang is now working in National University of Defense Technology. He received the Ph.D. degree of Electronics Science and Technology from National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China in 2014. His research interests include ultra-wide band antenna and phase array antenna.

Nai Chang Yuan, College of Electronic Science and Engineering National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China

Naichang Yuan was born in Anhui, China, in 1965. He received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electronic Science and Technology from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in 1991 and 1994, respectively. He is currently a Professor with the National University of Defense Technology. His research interests include array signal processing, radar system design, SAR/ISAR imaging and electronic countermeasures.

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2021-10-31

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Y. . Ye, “A Wideband and Wide Scanning Tightly Coupled Dipole Array with Meta-Surface Wide-Angle Impedance Matching”, ACES Journal, vol. 36, no. 07, pp. 872–878, Oct. 2021.

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2021: Vol 36 Iss 7

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