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Design of wide-band dual–polarized aperture array antennas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 April 2012

Yongwei Zhang  and
Anthony K. Brown
Yongwei Zhang*
Affiliation:
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Manchester, P.O. Box 88, Manchester M13 9PL, UK. Phone: +44 161 306 2845
Anthony K. Brown
Affiliation:
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Manchester, P.O. Box 88, Manchester M13 9PL, UK. Phone: +44 161 306 2845
*
Corresponding author: Y. Zhang Email: david.zhang@manchester.ac.uk
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Abstract

This paper describes the design of high-performance compact aperture array antennas for radio astronomy and other applications. Three recent antenna developments for square kilometer array design study (SKADS) have been investigated and the performances are compared. In addition to the radio frequency (RF) performance, an essential requirement for the square kilometer array application is the cost per square area. Based on initial large–scale finite array studies, prototypes with different geometries have been fabricated and measured. Guidelines are derived for large–scale wide–band dual-polarized array designs in applications where low cross-polarization and a wide range of scan angles are required.

Keywords

Antenna designModeling and measurementsAntennas and propagation for wireless system
Type
Research Papers
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 4 , Special Issue 3: European Microwave Week 2011 , June 2012 , pp. 373 - 378
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2012

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