Characteristic Modes Analysis for Circularly Polarized 1-Bit Dual-Layer Transmitarray Design

A novel approach for designing a circularly polarized (CP) transmitarray (TA) by resorting to the characteristic modes analysis (CMA) is presented. Two miniaturized dual-layer polarization-insensitive unit cells are tailored to provide the two copolar transmission coefficient phase states that act a...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Francesco Alessio Dicandia, Simone Genovesi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
Series:IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Subjects:
Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10347400/
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850060963462512640
author Francesco Alessio Dicandia
Simone Genovesi
author_facet Francesco Alessio Dicandia
Simone Genovesi
author_sort Francesco Alessio Dicandia
collection DOAJ
description A novel approach for designing a circularly polarized (CP) transmitarray (TA) by resorting to the characteristic modes analysis (CMA) is presented. Two miniaturized dual-layer polarization-insensitive unit cells are tailored to provide the two copolar transmission coefficient phase states that act as a 1-bit spatial phase shifter in the TA. The exploitation of a pair of characteristic modes (CMs), radiating either right-handed CP (RHCP) or left-handed CP (LHCP) scattered field, is at the basis of the TA operation. The TA provides a forward CP scattered field ensuring a low copolar insertion loss (IL) as well as a copolar transmission phase difference of 0° or 180°. To validate the proposed CMA-inspired theoretical study, a CP 1-bit TA has been designed, simulated, fabricated and tested. Measurements assess a good agreement with simulations, showing a maximum TA gain of 21.8 dBic with a remarkable 3 dB gain bandwidth of 15.22 % (7.77 GHz - 9.05 GHz), a peak aperture efficiency of 28.5 % and a very low profile.
format Article
id doaj-art-6f934c546a624422af82d1d5ba0d4b49
institution DOAJ
issn 2637-6431
language English
publishDate 2024-01-01
publisher IEEE
record_format Article
series IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation
spelling doaj-art-6f934c546a624422af82d1d5ba0d4b492025-08-20T02:50:25ZengIEEEIEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation2637-64312024-01-015111212310.1109/OJAP.2023.334033110347400Characteristic Modes Analysis for Circularly Polarized 1-Bit Dual-Layer Transmitarray DesignFrancesco Alessio Dicandia0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3042-3349Simone Genovesi1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5323-1780Istituto di Elettronica e di Ingegneria dell’Informazione e delle Telecomunicazioni, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pisa, ItalyDipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione, Università di Pisa, Pisa, ItalyA novel approach for designing a circularly polarized (CP) transmitarray (TA) by resorting to the characteristic modes analysis (CMA) is presented. Two miniaturized dual-layer polarization-insensitive unit cells are tailored to provide the two copolar transmission coefficient phase states that act as a 1-bit spatial phase shifter in the TA. The exploitation of a pair of characteristic modes (CMs), radiating either right-handed CP (RHCP) or left-handed CP (LHCP) scattered field, is at the basis of the TA operation. The TA provides a forward CP scattered field ensuring a low copolar insertion loss (IL) as well as a copolar transmission phase difference of 0° or 180°. To validate the proposed CMA-inspired theoretical study, a CP 1-bit TA has been designed, simulated, fabricated and tested. Measurements assess a good agreement with simulations, showing a maximum TA gain of 21.8 dBic with a remarkable 3 dB gain bandwidth of 15.22 % (7.77 GHz - 9.05 GHz), a peak aperture efficiency of 28.5 % and a very low profile.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10347400/Circular polarizationtransmitarrayplanar lenscharacteristic modes (CMs)
spellingShingle Francesco Alessio Dicandia
Simone Genovesi
Characteristic Modes Analysis for Circularly Polarized 1-Bit Dual-Layer Transmitarray Design
IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Circular polarization
transmitarray
planar lens
characteristic modes (CMs)
title Characteristic Modes Analysis for Circularly Polarized 1-Bit Dual-Layer Transmitarray Design
title_full Characteristic Modes Analysis for Circularly Polarized 1-Bit Dual-Layer Transmitarray Design
title_fullStr Characteristic Modes Analysis for Circularly Polarized 1-Bit Dual-Layer Transmitarray Design
title_full_unstemmed Characteristic Modes Analysis for Circularly Polarized 1-Bit Dual-Layer Transmitarray Design
title_short Characteristic Modes Analysis for Circularly Polarized 1-Bit Dual-Layer Transmitarray Design
title_sort characteristic modes analysis for circularly polarized 1 bit dual layer transmitarray design
topic Circular polarization
transmitarray
planar lens
characteristic modes (CMs)
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10347400/
work_keys_str_mv AT francescoalessiodicandia characteristicmodesanalysisforcircularlypolarized1bitduallayertransmitarraydesign
AT simonegenovesi characteristicmodesanalysisforcircularlypolarized1bitduallayertransmitarraydesign