Analytical investigation of phase agile reflectarray elements based on non-linear materials

An investigation of phase agility characteristics and kequency tunability performance of different reflectarray resonant elements is presented in this paper. Dynamic phase range and ftequency tunability characteristics of rectangular, dipole and ring elements printed on grounded non-linear dielectri...

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Main Authors: Ismail, Muhammad Yusof, Dahri, Muhammad Hashim
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: Penerbit UTHM 2012
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Online Access:http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6075/
http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6075/4/Analytical_Investigation_of_Phase_Agile_x.pdf
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Summary:An investigation of phase agility characteristics and kequency tunability performance of different reflectarray resonant elements is presented in this paper. Dynamic phase range and ftequency tunability characteristics of rectangular, dipole and ring elements printed on grounded non-linear dielectric anisotropic materials have been investigated at X-band kequency range using CST computer model and analytical equations. Analysis of tunability performance for different non-linear materials is carried out with dielectric anisotropy (A&) values ranging ftom 0.17 to 0.45. Method of Moment is used to solve analytical equations for static and dynamic phase ranges as well as frequency tunability. It has been demonstrated that the ring element with higher static phase range of 210" offers a maximum dynamic phase range of 242" whereas rectangular element with lower static phase range of 166" attains a higher kequency tunability of 796 MHz. The possibility of using different reflectarray elements with different non-linear dielectric materials demonstrated a significant effect on the phase agility and tunability performance of reflectarray antenna.