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Electrically steerable leaky-wave antenna capable of both forward and backward radiation based on liquid crystal

  • Yan Gao
  • , Yue Long Lyu
  • , Fan Yi Meng*
  • , Qun Wu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

In this paper, a electrically beam scanning leaky-wave antenna (LWA) based on composite right/left-handed (CRLH) rectangular waveguide (RWG) is presented. In the proposed LWA, liquid crystal (LC) is chosen as tunable material, which could be controlled by applied electric and magnetic field. The beam of LWA proposed can be steered at a fixed frequency as the electromagnetic parameters of LC change under different bias voltages. The designed antenna supports the backward-to-forward beam scanning. It is found from simulations that the antenna has a beam scanning angle from -19° to 12° at 9.7 GHz.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference, APMC 2015 - Proceedings
EditorsFan Meng, Wei Hong, Xiao-Wei Zhu, Guang-Qi Yang, Zhe Song
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781479987658
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Feb 2016
EventAsia-Pacific Microwave Conference, APMC 2015 - Nanjing, China
Duration: 6 Dec 20159 Dec 2015

Publication series

NameAsia-Pacific Microwave Conference Proceedings, APMC
Volume2

Conference

ConferenceAsia-Pacific Microwave Conference, APMC 2015
Country/TerritoryChina
CityNanjing
Period6/12/159/12/15

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