A Novel Ultra-Wideband Wide-angle Scanning Sparse Array Antenna using Genetic Algorithm

Authors

  • Z. N. Jiang 1) School of Electronic Science and Applied Physics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China, 230009 2)National Mobile Communications Research Laboratory, Southeast University, Jiangsu, 210096
  • Y. Zheng School of Electronic Science and Applied Physics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China, 230009
  • X. F. Xuan School of Electronic Science and Applied Physics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China, 230009
  • N. Y. Nie School of Electronic Science and Applied Physics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China, 230009

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/2023.ACES.J.380204

Keywords:

genetic algorithm (GA), linearly polarized, sparse array, ultra-wideband, wide-angle scanning

Abstract

A single-element antenna is usually unable to meet the communication requirements of the wireless system, and the main solution is to use array antenna. The desire to reduce weight and cost of array antenna gave rise to sparse array. A linearly polarized sparse array antenna with ultra-wideband wide-angle scanning characteristics based on genetic algorithm (GA) is developed in this paper. The antenna array consists of 40 units, which is arranged by rectangular array with side length of 300 mm. Compared to the conventional periodic array, the proposed sparse array has reduced about 190 antenna elements. The sparse array can achieve S11 < -10 dB in the ultra-wideband of 3–12 GHz (120%). Experimental results for proposed antenna exhibit azimuth scanning angle of ±45°, pitching scanning angle of ±30°.

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Author Biographies

Z. N. Jiang, 1) School of Electronic Science and Applied Physics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China, 230009 2)National Mobile Communications Research Laboratory, Southeast University, Jiangsu, 210096

Z. N. Jiang was born in Xuancheng, China. He received the Ph.D. degree from Nangjing University of Science And Technology, Nanjing, China, in 2012. Since 2013, he has worked on the numerical method of computational electromagnetism. He is currently a Professor with the Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China. He has authored or coauthored more than 90 papers in refereed international conferences and journals and has served as Program Committee Member in several international conferences. Currently, he is focusing on antenna and microwave device.

Y. Zheng, School of Electronic Science and Applied Physics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China, 230009

Y. Zheng was born in Anhui, China, in 1998. He is currently working towards the M.E degree in Electronic Science & Applied Physics from Hefei University of Technology. He is currently focusing on antenna and microwave device design.

X. F. Xuan, School of Electronic Science and Applied Physics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China, 230009

X. F. Xuan was born in Anhui, China, in 1975. He received the M.S. degree from Nanjing University, China. He is focusing on numerical method of computational electromagnetism.

N. Y. Nie, School of Electronic Science and Applied Physics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China, 230009

N. Y. Nie (corresponding author) was born in Shandong, China, in 1990. She received the Ph.D. degree from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. She is focusing on theory and design of microwave and millimeter wave antenna.

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Published

2023-02-28

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Z. N. . Jiang, Y. . Zheng, X. F. . Xuan, and N. Y. . Nie, “A Novel Ultra-Wideband Wide-angle Scanning Sparse Array Antenna using Genetic Algorithm”, ACES Journal, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 100–108, Feb. 2023.

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2023: Vol 38 Iss 2

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