Experimental Investigation of Reflectarray Antennas for High-Power Microwave Applications

Jianing Zhao; Yongzhen Dong; Hao Li; Tianming Li; Wei Liu; Yihong Zhou; Haiyang Wang; Biao Hu; Fang Li; Keqiang Wang; Bin Qiu

doi:10.3390/mi15030399

Micromachines (Mar 2024)

Experimental Investigation of Reflectarray Antennas for High-Power Microwave Applications

Jianing Zhao,
Yongzhen Dong,
Hao Li,
Tianming Li,
Wei Liu,
Yihong Zhou,
Haiyang Wang,
Biao Hu,
Fang Li,
Keqiang Wang,
Bin Qiu

Affiliations

Jianing Zhao: College of Computer Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541006, China
Yongzhen Dong: College of Computer Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541006, China
Hao Li: Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, China
Tianming Li: Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, China
Wei Liu: College of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541006, China
Yihong Zhou: Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, China
Haiyang Wang: Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, China
Biao Hu: Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, China
Fang Li: College of Computer Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541006, China
Keqiang Wang: Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, China
Bin Qiu: College of Computer Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541006, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/mi15030399
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 3
p. 399

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The power capacity of reflectarray antennas (RAs) is investigated through full-wave simulations and high-power microwave (HPM) experiments in this paper. In order to illustrate the results in detail, two RA elements are designed. The simulated power handling capacity of two RA elements are 7.17 MW/m2 and 2.3 GW/m2, respectively. To further study the HPM RA, two RA prototypes operating at 2.8 GHz are constructed with the aperture size of 1 m × 1 m. Simulations and experimental measurements are conducted for the two prototypes. The experimental results demonstrate that, even when subjected to 1 GW of power, the radiation beam of the RA with the second elements can still propagate in the intended direction. This research will establish a basis for advancing the practicality of RAs in HPM applications.

Published in Micromachines

ISSN: 2072-666X (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/micromachines

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