A 2-D Fully Polarized Van Atta Array Based on Wide-Beam Tri-Polarized Antennas

This paper proposes a 2-D fully polarized Van Atta array, which consists of four tri-polarized antenna elements. The tri-polarized antenna element comprises a monopole antenna and a low-profile microstrip antenna that widens the beam by folding four electric walls. This configuration enables the Van...

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Main Authors: Jicheng Pan, Lei Chen, Shuangdi Zhao, Tianling Zhang
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/15/11/1400
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description This paper proposes a 2-D fully polarized Van Atta array, which consists of four tri-polarized antenna elements. The tri-polarized antenna element comprises a monopole antenna and a low-profile microstrip antenna that widens the beam by folding four electric walls. This configuration enables the Van Atta arrays to receive and transmit arbitrarily polarized incident waves over a wider range. The measurement results indicate that the proposed Van Atta array exhibits a −5 dB radar cross-section (RCS) greater than 95° when TE-polarized waves are incident and greater than 134° when TM-polarized waves are incident, significantly surpassing the 2-D dual-polarized array.
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spelling doaj-art-4ed97455021d4c27bc07bcece714e06f2025-08-20T02:48:06ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2024-11-011511140010.3390/mi15111400A 2-D Fully Polarized Van Atta Array Based on Wide-Beam Tri-Polarized AntennasJicheng Pan0Lei Chen1Shuangdi Zhao2Tianling Zhang3Guangzhou Institute of Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Radar Detection and Sensing, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Radar Detection and Sensing, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Radar Detection and Sensing, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaThis paper proposes a 2-D fully polarized Van Atta array, which consists of four tri-polarized antenna elements. The tri-polarized antenna element comprises a monopole antenna and a low-profile microstrip antenna that widens the beam by folding four electric walls. This configuration enables the Van Atta arrays to receive and transmit arbitrarily polarized incident waves over a wider range. The measurement results indicate that the proposed Van Atta array exhibits a −5 dB radar cross-section (RCS) greater than 95° when TE-polarized waves are incident and greater than 134° when TM-polarized waves are incident, significantly surpassing the 2-D dual-polarized array.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/15/11/1400retrodirective arraywide-beamtri-polarized antenna2-D Van Atta array
spellingShingle Jicheng Pan
Lei Chen
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A 2-D Fully Polarized Van Atta Array Based on Wide-Beam Tri-Polarized Antennas
Micromachines
retrodirective array
wide-beam
tri-polarized antenna
2-D Van Atta array
title A 2-D Fully Polarized Van Atta Array Based on Wide-Beam Tri-Polarized Antennas
title_full A 2-D Fully Polarized Van Atta Array Based on Wide-Beam Tri-Polarized Antennas
title_fullStr A 2-D Fully Polarized Van Atta Array Based on Wide-Beam Tri-Polarized Antennas
title_full_unstemmed A 2-D Fully Polarized Van Atta Array Based on Wide-Beam Tri-Polarized Antennas
title_short A 2-D Fully Polarized Van Atta Array Based on Wide-Beam Tri-Polarized Antennas
title_sort 2 d fully polarized van atta array based on wide beam tri polarized antennas
topic retrodirective array
wide-beam
tri-polarized antenna
2-D Van Atta array
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/15/11/1400
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