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http://dx.doi.org/10.5515/KJKIEES.2007.18.1.007

Scan Element Pattern and Scan Impedance of Open-Ended Waveguide Away Antenna  

Yu, Je-Woo (Department of Radio Science & Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Rah, Dong-Kyoon (Microwave Technologies Group)
Kim, Dong-Seok (Microwave Technologies Group)
Kim, Chan-Hong (Agency for Defense Development)
Park, Dong-Chul (Department of Radio Science & Engineering, Chungnam National University)
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Abstract
In this paper, the scan characteristics of phased array antenna consisted of rectangular open-ended waveguide with a triangular grid are investigated. An infinite array structure is analyzed by numerically solving the integral equation for the electric field over the waveguide aperture using waveguide mode function and Floquet mode function. Next, SEP(Scan Element Pattern) and SI(Scan Impedance) characteristics are simulated by CST's MWS(Microwave Studio) and Ansoft's HFSS(High Frequency Structure Simulator) for the finite and infinite array structures. Also, validity of these approaches is verified by comparing the calculated and simulated results with the measured ones for an $8{\times}8$ subarray. Within 10.5 % fractional bandwidth in the X-band, the fabricated subarray showed the flat gain characteristic in the scan range of ${\pm}45^{\circ}C$ in the E-plane(azimuth) and ${\pm}20^{\circ}C$ in the H-plane(elevation), and also showed the return loss characteristic of less than -10 dB.
Keywords
Phased Array; Open-Ended Waveguide; Floquet Mode; Scan Element Pattern; Scan Impedance;
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