This paper presents design and analysis methods for planar antennas based on modulated metasurfaces (MTSs). These antennas operate on an interaction between a cylindrical surface-wave (SW) excited by an isotropic TM radiator, and an MTS having a spatially modulated equivalent impedance. The MTS is realized by using sub-wavelength patches printed on a grounded slab, thus resulting in a structure with light weight and compact volume. Both features are appealing characteristics for space applications. This paper introduces for the first time an impedance-based amplitude synthesis of the aperture field distribution and shows several new examples of antennas for space applications obtained in recent research projects financed by the European Space Agency
Minatti, G., Faenzi, M., Martini, E., Caminita, F., De Vita, P., Gonzalez-Ovejero, D., et al. (2015). Modulated metasurface antennas for space: synthesis, analysis and realizations. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, 63(4), 1288-1300 [10.1109/TAP.2014.2377718].
Modulated metasurface antennas for space: synthesis, analysis and realizations
Minatti, Gabriele;Faenzi, Marco;Martini, Enrica;Caminita, Francesco;Gonzalez-Ovejero, David;Maci, Stefano
2015-01-01
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This paper presents design and analysis methods for planar antennas based on modulated metasurfaces (MTSs). These antennas operate on an interaction between a cylindrical surface-wave (SW) excited by an isotropic TM radiator, and an MTS having a spatially modulated equivalent impedance. The MTS is realized by using sub-wavelength patches printed on a grounded slab, thus resulting in a structure with light weight and compact volume. Both features are appealing characteristics for space applications. This paper introduces for the first time an impedance-based amplitude synthesis of the aperture field distribution and shows several new examples of antennas for space applications obtained in recent research projects financed by the European Space AgencyFile | Dimensione | Formato | |
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