Wideband Multi-polarization Reconfigurable Antenna based on Non-uniform Polarization Convert AMC Reflector

Authors

  • Long Li Research Center of Intelligent Information and Communication Technology https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7845-7348
  • Jia-Jun Liang 1) Research Center of Intelligent Information and Communication Technology 2) Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Lab of Complex System Optimization and Big Data Processing Yulin Normal University, Yulin 537000, China
  • Xiao Liu Wuhan Maritime Communication Research Institute Wuhan 430000, China
  • Tiejun Chen Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Lab of Complex System Optimization and Big Data Processing Yulin Normal University, Yulin 537000, China
  • Jier Lv
  • Zhao Wu 1) Research Center of Intelligent Information and Communication Technology 2) Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Lab of Complex System Optimization and Big Data Processing Yulin Normal University, Yulin 537000, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/2023.ACES.J.380909

Keywords:

Non-uniform metasurface (MS), polarization convert AMC reflector, polarization reconfigurability, wideband

Abstract

A novel design of wideband multi-polarization reconfigurable antenna is proposed, based on a non-uniform polarization convert artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) reflector. The proposed antenna consists of a radiator element and an AMC reflector. Firstly, a modified polarization convert AMC reflector is designed. The non-uniform AMC reflector causes an enhancement of 3 dB axial ratio (AR) performance. Secondly, a wideband linearly polarized monopole antenna is presented as the main radiator, utilizing the broadband characteristic of a C-shaped monopole. The polarization reconfigurability of the proposed antenna can be achieved by properly rotating the AMC reflector, which can be switched between linear polarization (LP), left-hand circular polarization (LHCP), and right-hand circular polarization (RHCP). A prototype of the proposed antenna is fabricated and experimented with to validate the theoretical performance. The measured results show a -10 dB impedance bandwidth of 42.7% and 44.4% for LP and CP modes, respectively, and a 3 dB AR bandwidth of 20% for CP modes. In addition, the measured peak gain reaches 8 dBi/dBic. A good agreement is shown between the simulation and measurement, pointing to the good performance of the proposed antenna.

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Author Biographies

Long Li, Research Center of Intelligent Information and Communication Technology

Long Li was born in Guangxi, China, in 1993. He received his B.E. degree in electronic and information engineering from Hohai University, Nanjing, China, in 2017. He received his M.E degree in electronic and communication engineering from South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China, in 2020. He is now working with the School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, Yulin Normal University, Yulin, China. His research interests include reconfigurable antennas, metasurface antennas, and wideband antennas.

Jia-Jun Liang, 1) Research Center of Intelligent Information and Communication Technology 2) Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Lab of Complex System Optimization and Big Data Processing Yulin Normal University, Yulin 537000, China

Jia-Jun Liang received his B.E. degree in electronic science and technique from Guilin University of Electronic Technology (GUET), Guilin, China, in 2012, and the M.E. degree in radio physics from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China, in 2015. He received the Ph.D. degree in information and communication engineering at Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China, in 2018. He is now with the School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, Yulin Normal University. His current research interests include MIMO antennas, 3D printing antennas, and millimetre wave antennas.

Xiao Liu, Wuhan Maritime Communication Research Institute Wuhan 430000, China

Xiao Liu is currently an engineer with Wuhan Maritime Communication Research Insititute. She is mainly engaged in the design of ship antennas, wideband VHF/UHF antennas, reconfigurable antennas, and related technology research.

Tiejun Chen, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Lab of Complex System Optimization and Big Data Processing Yulin Normal University, Yulin 537000, China

Tiejun Chen received the B.S. degree from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China, in 1988, and received the M.Sc. degree from Guilin University of Electronic Technology, China, in 2007. He is currently a professor in the School of Physics and Telcommunication Engineering, Yulin Normal University, Yulin, China, and he is the senior member of China Electronics Society. His research interests include wireless communications, signal processing, and embedded systems.

Jier Lv

Jier Lv was born in 1964. He received his B.E. degree in physics form Guangxi Normal University,
Guilin, China, in 1988. His research interests include nonlinear complex systems, and electromagnetic
computation.

Zhao Wu, 1) Research Center of Intelligent Information and Communication Technology 2) Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Lab of Complex System Optimization and Big Data Processing Yulin Normal University, Yulin 537000, China

Zhao Wu was born in Guangxi, China, in 1987. He received the B.E. degree in electronic and information engineering and the Ph.D. degree in electro-magnetic fields and microwave technology from Xidian University, Xi’an, China, in 2011 and 2016, respectively. From October 2016 to March 2017, he was with Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. Since April 2017, he has been working with the School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, Yulin Normal University. His research interests include metamaterials, novel antennas, reconfigurable antenna design and applications.

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Published

2023-09-30

How to Cite

[1]
L. . Li, J.-J. . Liang, X. Liu, T. . Chen, J. Lv, and Z. . Wu, “Wideband Multi-polarization Reconfigurable Antenna based on Non-uniform Polarization Convert AMC Reflector”, ACES Journal, vol. 38, no. 09, pp. 695–702, Sep. 2023.

Issue

2023: Vol 38 Iss 9

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Special Issue on ACES-China 2022 Conference