A New Type of Reflective Reconfigurable Electronic Beam Squinting Feed

Authors

  • Bo-Wen Zhang National Key Laboratory of Antennas and Microwave Technology
  • Liang-Xin Xia National Key Laboratory of Antennas and Microwave Technology Xidian University, Xian, 710065, China
  • Neng-Wu Liu National Key Laboratory of Antennas and Microwave Technology Xidian University, Xian, 710065, China
  • Guang Fu National Key Laboratory of Antennas and Microwave Technology Xidian University, Xian, 710065, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/2024.ACES.J.390106

Keywords:

electronic beam squinting(EBS) system, near earth orbit satellites tracking technology, reconfigurable EBS feed

Abstract

With the development of highly integrated technology, a large number of satellites have been launched into synchronous orbit, saturating the number of satellites in these orbits. As a result, there has been a substantial increase in demand for near-Earth orbit satellites. However, due to their proximity to Earth, the location of these satellites rapidly drifts in free space. To maintain the received and transmitted signals within range, the ground antenna must track the satellites immediately. Therefore, near-Earth orbit satellite tracking has become a key technology in satellite communication research. In order to further improvement, we propose a new type of electronic beam squinting (EBS) tracking feed. In this paper, we will conduct both theoretical and experimental analyses of this EBS feed.

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Author Biographies

Bo-Wen Zhang, National Key Laboratory of Antennas and Microwave Technology

Bo-Wen Zhang was born in Xi’an, China. He received the B.S. degree in electronic information Technology from Xidian University, Xi’an, China, in 2012. After that he received the M.E. in science and engineering from Toyo University, Tokyo, Japan. Since 2019, he is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree from Xidian University. His current research interests include corrugated horn antenna, beam-shaped array antenna and metamaterial applications in antenna.

Liang-Xin Xia, National Key Laboratory of Antennas and Microwave Technology Xidian University, Xian, 710065, China

Liang-Xin Xia was born in Anhui, China, in February 1997. He received the B.S. degree in electronic information Technology from Xidian University, Xi’an, China, in 2019, where he is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree. His current research interests include Fabry-Perot cavity antenna, wide-beam antenna and beam-shaped array antenna.

Neng-Wu Liu, National Key Laboratory of Antennas and Microwave Technology Xidian University, Xian, 710065, China

Neng-Wu Liu (Senior Member, IEEE) was born in Changde, China. He received the B.S. and M.E. degrees in electrical engineering from Xidian University, Xi’an, China, in 2012 and 2015, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Macau, Macau, in 2017, Since 2018, he has been an Associate Professor with Xidian University. From 2019 to 2021, he was the UM Macao Post-Doctoral Research Fellow under the UM Macao Talent Program. His current research interests include designs of antenna theory, low-profile antenna, multimode antenna, wideband antenna, patch antenna, dielectric resonator antenna, circularly polarized antennas, filtering antenna, slot antenna, and phased array. Dr. Liu was a recipient of several academic awards, which includes the Best Student Paper Award in the 17th IEEE Macau/HK AP/MTT Postgraduate Conference and the Best Student Paper Award in 2017 National Conference on Antennas. He was also a recipient of the Outstanding Reviewer Award from the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation in 2020, 2021, and 2022; and the 2022 Macao Natural Science Awards (Second Prize) from the Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT), Macau. He serves as an Associate Editor for IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Access, and Electronics Letters (IET).

Guang Fu, National Key Laboratory of Antennas and Microwave Technology Xidian University, Xian, 710065, China

Guang Fu received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electromagnetic field and microwave technology from Xidian University, Xi’an, China, in 1984 and 1991, respectively.

He became a Professor with Xidian University in 2001. His current research interests include theory and engineering of antenna and antenna array.

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Published

2024-01-31

How to Cite

[1]
B.-W. Zhang, L.-X. Xia, N.-W. Liu, and G. Fu, “A New Type of Reflective Reconfigurable Electronic Beam Squinting Feed”, ACES Journal, vol. 39, no. 01, pp. 39–45, Jan. 2024.

Issue

2024: Vol 39 Iss 1

Section

Mode-inspired antennas/circuits for 5G/6G applications

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