W-Band Beam-Tilted H-Plane Horn Array Antenna with Wideband Integrated Waveguide Feed Network Based on MMPTE
Yun Zhao,
Fan Ye,
Sheng Li,
Ai-Zhong Wang,
Jiang-Qiao Ding
Affiliations
Yun Zhao
Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), School of Electronic & Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Fan Ye
Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), School of Electronic & Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Sheng Li
National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Space Microwave, China Academy of Space Technology, Xi’an 710100, China
Ai-Zhong Wang
Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), School of Electronic & Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Jiang-Qiao Ding
Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), School of Electronic & Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
A W-band H-plane horn array antenna with tilted radiation beam based on waveguide structure is proposed in this paper. The designed antenna array consists of four H-plane antenna elements and a broadband feed network. The distribution of excitations is determined by the theory of maximum power transmission efficiency (MMPTE). A multiple branch coupler, two T-junctions and three fixed phase shifters are employed to construct the feed network, which can generate the required amplitude and phase in broadband frequency range from 80 GHz to 100 GHz. The computer numerical control (CNC) milling machines technology is employed to machine the feed network and antenna. All measured and simulated results are in good agreement, which verify the feasibility of the theory of MMPTE to generate a radiation beam directed to any angle from −35° to 35° with suitable excitation provided by the proposed feed network in this paper.
