Investigation of ultra-wideband Bowtie antennas for phased array feed application
Journal article, 2020

In this article, two new ultra-wideband (UWB) dual-polarized Bowtie antennas are investigated as the elements for a phased array feed for reflectors. In addition to its UWB impedance matching characteristic, the Bowtie antennas have stable large beam-width and a low cross-polar level over a wide frequency band with a compact size, which is an essence for phased array applications. The simulated and measured results state a low ohmic loss, good impedance matching (S11 below −15 dB) and good radiation performance, with a simple structure for easy manufacturing. The proposed antennas can be good candidates for phased array feed (PAF) in FAST and the SKA (square kilometer array) pathfinder PHAROS2 projects, and massive MIMO antennas in wireless communication systems.

phased array

bowtie

UWB

phased array feed

Author

Jin Fan

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Jian Yang

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Yihua Yan

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Wan-Chun Liao

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Wai Yan Yong

University of Twente

Dezhi Zhan

Chinese Academy of Sciences

International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering

1096-4290 (ISSN) 1099-047X (eISSN)

Vol. 30 11 e22397

Subject Categories

Telecommunications

Signal Processing

Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

DOI

10.1002/mmce.22397

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10/6/2020