Millimeter-Wave Dual-Polarized Dielectric Resonator Reflectarray Fabricated by 3D Printing With High Relative Permittivity Material

Abstract

For the first time, a millimeter-wave dual-polarized dielectric resonator (DR) reflectarray fabricated by three-dimensional (3D) printing with high relative permittivity materials is presented. The unit cell of the reflectarray is composed of two elliptical DRs orthogonally placed in the center. A base layer of dielectric slab at the bottom of the unit cell is for fixture and connection with its adjacent elements. For each polarization, only the length of the long axis of one elliptical DR is varied independently to obtain the required reflecting phase response. Due to the orthogonality, high isolation and design independence between the two polarizations can be also obtained. A dual-polarized square DR reflectarray with $16\times16$ elements working in the Ka-band was designed, printed, and measured for demonstration. A measured peak antenna gain of 22.53 dBi was obtained, achieving a gain enhancement of 7.43 dB as compared with that of the feed horn.

Keywords

• Dual polarization
• three-dimensional printing
• dielectric antenna
• reflectarray
• high-gain antenna