Open AccessThree‐element broadband narrow beam without side lobes array antenna
Author(s) -
Apostolov Peter
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
iet microwaves, antennas and propagation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.555
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1751-8733
pISSN - 1751-8725
DOI - 10.1049/iet-map.2016.0015
Subject(s) - antenna array , antenna (radio) , side lobe , sensor array , antenna measurement , array gain , optics , reflective array antenna , microstrip antenna , physics , coaxial antenna , acoustics , computer science , telecommunications , machine learning
This study proposes the design of a three‐element uniform linear array antenna using the method of ‘ compressed cosines ’ . An approximation of an ideal array factor (AF) – Kronecker‐ δ with third degree optimal polynomial was performed and some Luneburg lenses were used to realise the array antenna. The designed array antenna has remarkable properties: broadband, narrow beam without side lobes, and with constant selectivity of the AF. A Matlab simulation was also demonstrated and a five‐element, two‐dimensional array antenna was designed with the proposed method.