A 3D-printed dual-band dual-polarization gap waveguide(GWG)slot antenna array is presented for Ku-band satellite communications(SATCOMs)in this paper.Two stacked GWGs excite the quasi-TE420 and quasi-TE240 modes in th...A 3D-printed dual-band dual-polarization gap waveguide(GWG)slot antenna array is presented for Ku-band satellite communications(SATCOMs)in this paper.Two stacked GWGs excite the quasi-TE420 and quasi-TE240 modes in the cavity separately through orthogonal slots.An unequal power divider with a large power division ratio is proposed based on a ridge gap waveguide(RGW).Two power tapering distribution networks are realized for dual polarizations,and the sidelobe level(SLL)is suppressed.The antenna is fabricated in parts by direct metal laser sintering(DMLS),and the whole antenna is obtained by screw assembly.The measured impedance bandwidth well covers both the transmitting band(Tx,from 14.0 GHz to 14.5 GHz)and the receiving band(Rx,from 12.25 GHz to 12.75 GHz)required for Ku-band SATCOMs.Measurement results show that the maximum gain reaches 25.6 dBi,and that the radiation efficiency of the dual-band is>72%.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.62321001 and 62301065)。
文摘A 3D-printed dual-band dual-polarization gap waveguide(GWG)slot antenna array is presented for Ku-band satellite communications(SATCOMs)in this paper.Two stacked GWGs excite the quasi-TE420 and quasi-TE240 modes in the cavity separately through orthogonal slots.An unequal power divider with a large power division ratio is proposed based on a ridge gap waveguide(RGW).Two power tapering distribution networks are realized for dual polarizations,and the sidelobe level(SLL)is suppressed.The antenna is fabricated in parts by direct metal laser sintering(DMLS),and the whole antenna is obtained by screw assembly.The measured impedance bandwidth well covers both the transmitting band(Tx,from 14.0 GHz to 14.5 GHz)and the receiving band(Rx,from 12.25 GHz to 12.75 GHz)required for Ku-band SATCOMs.Measurement results show that the maximum gain reaches 25.6 dBi,and that the radiation efficiency of the dual-band is>72%.
