Low-cost dual-polarized printed antenna for multifunction phased-array radar
Federica Mastrangeli
Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorAngelo De Luca
SELEX S.I., S.p.A.—“Sistemi radianti,” 00131 Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorGuido Valerio
Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy
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Alessandro Galli
Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy
Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorFederica Mastrangeli
Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorAngelo De Luca
SELEX S.I., S.p.A.—“Sistemi radianti,” 00131 Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorGuido Valerio
Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Alessandro Galli
Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy
Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorAbstract
A novel low-cost element is proposed for S-band multifunction phased-array radars: a compact stacked-patch configuration is fed with a strip-line hybrid-ring network providing the dual polarizations for weather-surveillance applications.Full-wave simulations in a phased-periodic array environment show promising features, in terms of reduced cross-polarization, high isolation between the input ports, scanning capability, and regular radiation patterns. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 54:697–702, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.26665
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