Affiliation:
1. College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Abstract
A continuous transverse stub (CTS) array antenna with broad bandwidth and high-power handling capacity is proposed in this paper. The technologies of multi-step impedance matching and T-shaped electromagnetic band-gap (EBG) loading are utilized, which improved the antenna operating frequency bandwidth. An H-plane lens horn is used to feed the CTS array. As a result, a good bandwidth capability of more than 32% is achieved, with a gain variation less than 3.0 dB. The measured sidelobe level (SLL) is below −18 dB in the entire frequency range. Moreover, the power handling capacity of the antenna is more than 80 MW and can reach the GW level after arraying, which indicates that this antenna has application potential in the high-power microwave (HPM) field.
Funder
Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, China
Subject
Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Mechanical Engineering,Control and Systems Engineering
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