Cavity Backed Monopulse antenna with printed patch, 45° linear polarization, high gain and high efficiency

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD student, Malik Ashtar University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Malik Ashtar University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Malek Ashtar University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

This article presents a comprehensive step-by-step design and simulation process for a new multilayer monopulse antenna operating in the Ku frequency band. The antenna is designed to exhibit high gain, high efficiency, low sidelobe levels, and 45° linear polarization. The radiating element employs a microstrip antenna with waveguide feeding. To mitigate coupling between the radiation elements in the array structure, a metal cavity is strategically placed between the feeding network and the radiation patch. Additionally, a sub-array is designed to simplify the feeding network, incorporating a cavity power divider and feeding slots between the layers to reduce the antenna's overall height. A two-dimensional Chebyshev distribution is employed to design a 1 to 48 power divider. Through simulation, the antenna demonstrates an 11% bandwidth, 38.4 dB gain, sidelobe levels better than 19 dB in both planes, an approximate beam width of 2.4 degrees at the center frequency, efficiency higher than 86%, and a null depth better than -38 dB. The radiation patterns exhibit good symmetry in both the E and H planes. A one-twelfth scale model of the antenna is constructed, with measurement results showing excellent agreement with the simulation.

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Volume 11, Issue 1
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  • Receive Date: 24 May 2023
  • Revise Date: 20 July 2023
  • Accept Date: 06 August 2023
  • Publish Date: 23 August 2023

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