A Compact High Scanning Rate Leaky-Wave Antenna Based on Spoof Surface Plasmon Polaritons Transmission Line

作者

  • Xiaoyan Zhang School of Information and Software Engineering East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang 330013, China and State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves Nanjing, China
  • SiYuan Yu East China Jiaotong University
  • Aiyun Zhan School of Information and Software Engineering East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang 330013, China
  • Yan Mei School of Information and Software Engineering East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang 330013, China

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https://doi.org/10.13052/2026.ACES.J.410507

关键词:

Leaky-wave antenna, spoof surface plasmon polaritons (SSPPs), high scanning rate, beam scanning, asymmetric transmission structure

摘要

A leaky-wave antenna with wide scanning angle and high scanning rate based on spoof surface plasmon polaritons transmission line (SSPPs-TL) is proposed. A tilted unit structure is introduced to flexibly adjust the dispersion characteristics, which not only reduces the cut-off frequency of the antenna but also enhances the electric field confinement. In addition, in order to achieve faster beam scanning, a row of periodic metal patches are placed on one side of the SSPPs slow wave structure, while periodic modulation metal strips are introduced on the other side. The proposed design converts slow waves into fast waves while broadening the scanning angle, thereby increasing the scanning rate. The effectiveness of the proposed scheme has been verified by the designed SSPP leaky-wave antenna in this paper. The measured results demonstrate that the designed antenna achieves a total scanning range of 41∘ to 30∘ and a maximum gain of 9.31 dBi in the operating frequency band of 5.8–8.4 GHz. Moreover, this antenna features a low profile and a compact structure and can be applied in communication systems.

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Xiaoyan Zhang received the B.S. degree in applied physics and M.S. degree in physical electronics from Yunnan University, Kunming, China, in 2001 and 2004, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in Electromagnetic Field and Microwave Technology from Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in 2007. Her research interests include electromagnetic computation, antenna design and wireless power transmission structure design.

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Siyuan Yu was born in 1999 in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China. He obtained a bachelor ’s degree in engineering from Wuxi Taihu University, Jiangsu, China, and is now studying in the School of Information Engineering, East China Jiaotong University. His main research direction is antenna design.

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Aiyun Zhan was born in Nantong, Jiangsu, China, in 1973. She received the B.S. degree from Southwest Jiaotong University in 1997, and M.S. degree from East China Jiaotong University in 2008. She is currently working at the School of Information Engineering, East China Jiaotong University. Her research interests focus on channel coding and optical communication.

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Yan Mei obtained the bachelor’s degree in communication engineering from the School of Information and Communication, National Defense University of the People’s Liberation Army of China, in 2002, and the master’s degree in computer science and technology from East China Jiaotong University in 2009. Her research interests include wireless communication and deep learning.

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2026-09-19

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X. Zhang, S. Yu, A. Zhan, 和 Y. Mei, 《A Compact High Scanning Rate Leaky-Wave Antenna Based on Spoof Surface Plasmon Polaritons Transmission Line》, ACES Journal, 卷 41, 期 5, 页 449–456, 9月 2026.

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2026: Vol 41 Iss 5

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