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Design of 1-bit circularly polarized electronically scanned reflectarray antenna at 100 GHz based on liquid crystals

  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

In this paper, the design method for a circularly polarized one-bit electronically scanned reflectarray antenna working at 100 GHz based on liquid crystal (LC) is proposed. The phase shifting element supporting circular polarization is first designed and investigated. Under the control of the driving voltage, the reflection phase of the array element can be switched between 0 and 180 degrees with the change of the LC molecules' state. Consequently, a circularly polarized beam scanning reflectarray is realized by the phase shifting elements periodically arranged on a plane and illuminated by a feeding horn antenna. Numerical simulations are conducted to demonstrate the reflectarray antenna's performance. Results show that, with the one-bit phase shifting resolution, the antenna achieves the beam scanning range from -30 degrees to -10 degrees while the gain reaches up to more than 20 dB and the axial ratio keeps less than 3 dB.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2019 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Electronic Information and Communication Technology, ICEICT 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages713-716
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781538692981
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2019
Event2nd IEEE International Conference on Electronic Information and Communication Technology, ICEICT 2019 - Harbin, China
Duration: 20 Jan 201922 Jan 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of 2019 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Electronic Information and Communication Technology, ICEICT 2019

Conference

Conference2nd IEEE International Conference on Electronic Information and Communication Technology, ICEICT 2019
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHarbin
Period20/01/1922/01/19

Keywords

  • Circularly polarization.
  • Liquid crystals
  • Reflectarray antenna

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