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Coupling receiver–transmitter metasurface-based Fabry–Pérot resonant antenna with dual circular polarization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2022

Zhiqiang Yuan*
Affiliation:
Physical Science and Technology College, Yichun University, Yichun, Jiangxi 336000, China
*
Author for correspondence: Zhiqiang Yuan, E-mail: ycxy_yzq@126.com

Abstract

This study presents a dual-circularly polarized (CP) Fabry–Pérot (FP) antenna, employing a novel receiver–transmitter (RT) metasurface (MS). The RT-MS unit cell consists of two identical neighboring substrates, with a three-layer metal coating printed on their surfaces. The bottom patch is adopted as a receiver to transfer electromagnetic waves to the top-corner cut patch, passing through the coupling cross-slot sandwiched in the middle. The RT-MS has high reflectivity to achieve a high gain. Through energy and a cross-slot, high aperture efficiency can be realized. A conventional corner cut patch can excite a CP mode of equal magnitude and a 90° phase difference. The RT-MS is arranged in 12 × 12 unit cells and used as a superstrate for a dual-CP antenna. Two orthogonally etched slots fed by two branch-matched orthogonally arranged feed lines are used as feeders to produce perpendicular linearly polarized waves. To enhance the bandwidth and improve the gain, double identical stack substrate patches are placed at the top side of the slot with no air gap, for a wide impedance band and high gain. Two wide CP bands, left-hand circular polarization and right-hand circular polarization, of 12.21–13.1 GHz (7.03%) and 12.35–13.1 GHz (5.89%), respectively, have maximum high gains of 16.5 and 15.97 dBic at 12.58 and 12.7 GHz, respectively, with a compact size of 2.6λ0 × 2.6λ0, suggesting better properties than recent antennas. The aperture efficiency can reach 63.2%. Thus, the RT-MS-based FP antenna is a good candidate for commercial and military communication systems.

Type
Antenna Design, Modeling and Measurements
Copyright
© Zhiqiang Yuan, 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press in association with the European Microwave Association.

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