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Wide scanning angle LWA based on DIL with H‐shaped grooves
Author(s) -
Wei DuJuan,
Li JianYing,
Liu Jie,
Xu Rui,
Yang GuangWei
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.31496
Subject(s) - leaky wave antenna , broadside , radiator (engine cooling) , stopband , antenna (radio) , optics , acoustics , engineering , physics , electrical engineering , microstrip antenna , band pass filter
A dielectric image line (DIL)‐based leaky wave antenna (LWA) with H‐shaped grooves is proposed in this paper. By periodically carving a set of H‐shaped grooves in the ground of the DIL, infinite space harmonics are excited, and the proposed antenna works with n = −1 order mode. The H‐shaped radiator can effectively eliminate open stopband (OSB). Over the operating band from 11.1 GHz to 15 GHz, the beam of the proposed antenna scans widely from −72° to 31° (including the broadside) with the realized gain from 9.7 dBi to 12.9 dBi. A prototype is fabricated and measured, which testifies the design theory and the simulation results.