Wideband Wide-angle SSPP-fed Leaky-wave Antenna withLow Side-lobe Levels

Authors

  • Yanzhen Shi Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • Zhibo Fan Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • Cong Chen Electronic Information School Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
  • Yongjin Zhou 1) Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China 2) Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Artificially-Structured Functional Materials and Devices Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710051, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/2024.ACES.J.391010

Keywords:

Electromagnetic bandgap (EBG), leaky-wave antenna (LWA), low side-lobe levels (SLL), surface plasmon polaritons (SPP), wide-angle

Abstract

In this paper, a broadband wide-angle leaky-wave antenna (LWA) with low sidelobe levels (SLL) is proposed. The antenna is composed of two parts: a broadband wide-angle scanning spoof surface plasmon polariton (SSPP)-fed circular patch antenna array and electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) structures tiled on both sides of the antenna array. By controlling the coupling distances between the circular radiation patches and SSPP feeding line, the attenuation constant along the radiation aperture is specially designed in a tapered way to achieve low SLL. EBG structures are adopted to reduce the back-lobe levels. Measured results show that the scanning angle of the proposed antenna reaches 82∘. The measured realized gains are from 8 to 15.7 dBi in the operating frequency range from 8 to 12 GHz, with a maximum SLL less than -15 dB. The wide-band wide-angle SSPP-fed LWA with low SLL can find applications in radar detection and microwave imaging.

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Author Biographies

Yanzhen Shi, Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China

Yanzhen Shi received the B.S. degree in communication engineering from Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China, in 2021. She is currently pursuing the master’s degree in communication and information system at Shanghai University. Her research interests include beaming scanning antenna, direction of arrival estimation and radar detection.

Zhibo Fan, Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China

Zhibo Fan received the B.S. degree in communication engineering from Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai, China, in 2020. She is currently pursuing the master’s degree in communication and information system at Shanghai University. Her research interests include frequency scanning antennas and metamaterials.

Cong Chen, Electronic Information School Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China

Cong Chen received a Ph.D. degree in radio physics from Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China, in 2009. From 2009 to 2021, he worked in Wuhan Maritime Communication Research Institute, Wuhan, Hubei, China. Currently, he is a Research Fellow with Electronic Information School, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China. His research interests include phased array antenna, beaming scanning antenna, and radar scattering.

Yongjin Zhou, 1) Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China 2) Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Artificially-Structured Functional Materials and Devices Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710051, China

Yongjin Zhou received the B.S. degree in communication engineering from Shandong University, Jinan, China, in 2006, and Ph.D. degree in electromagnetic field and microwave technology from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 2011, respectively. From 2009 to 2010, he was a visiting scholar of University of Houston. From 2011 to 2012, he was a software engineer with EEBU of Marvell Technology (Shanghai) Ltd. From 2012 to 2015, he was an Assistant Professor, and from 2015 to 2020, he was an Associate Professor with School of Communication & Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China. Currently, he is a Professor with School of Communication & Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China. He has authored and coauthored over 90 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. He is IEEE Member, OSA Member, and Senior Member of Chinese Institute of Electronics. He is serving as a Reviewer for over 20 peer-reviewed journals, such as Nature Electronics, Photonic Research, Optics Letter, Optics Express, Appl. Phys. Express, IEEE Access, IEEE MTT, and IEEE MWCL. He has served as a Session Chair for several International Symposiums. His current research interests include microwave and millimeter antenna, plasmonic metamaterials and applications, millimeter wave and THz functional devices and wireless energy transmission.

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2024-10-31

How to Cite

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Y. . Shi, Z. . Fan, C. . Chen, and Y. . Zhou, “Wideband Wide-angle SSPP-fed Leaky-wave Antenna withLow Side-lobe Levels”, ACES Journal, vol. 39, no. 10, pp. 916–926, Oct. 2024.

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2024: Vol 39 Iss 10

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AM for Next Gen Wireless

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