Abstract
A short backfire antenna with hard EM walls (hard SBFA) to provide high aperture efficiency is under development for dual-band (Ll and L2) GPS and other satellite applications. The antenna is excited by a slotted subreflector fed and supported by a two wire transmission line via a low loss air-filled coax matching network on the back. The antenna was optimized for maximum aperture efficiency at Ll and L2, which also resulted in greatly improved cross-polarization due to a more uniform amplitude taper over the aperture. The SBFA hexagonal aluminum cavity with 7.5 'apothem was built by 3D printing (additive manufacturing). The hard boundaries on the cavity walls were implemented with anisotropic impedance metasurfaces (AIM) on a foam liner. Aperture efficiency of 85% (Ll) and 96% (L2) were demonstrated. A 19' diameter circular A-SBFA was also designed, providing 92%/17.7 dBi (Ll) and 99%/15.8 dBi (L2) aperture efficiency/directivity.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | 2018 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2018 - Proceedings |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 1711-1712 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781538671023 |
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| State | Published - Jan 1 2018 |
| Event | 2018 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2018 - Boston, United States Duration: Jul 8 2018 → Jul 13 2018 |
Publication series
| Name | 2018 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2018 - Proceedings |
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Conference
| Conference | 2018 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2018 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Boston |
| Period | 7/8/18 → 7/13/18 |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Instrumentation
- Radiation
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Demonstration of 3D Printed Hexagonal High Gain Short Backfire Antenna with Hard em Walls. / Lier, Erik; Hand, Thomas H.; Pierson, Edward A.; Binion, Daniel; Werner, Douglas H.
2018 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2018 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. p. 1711-1712 8608754 (2018 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2018 - Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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N2 - A short backfire antenna with hard EM walls (hard SBFA) to provide high aperture efficiency is under development for dual-band (Ll and L2) GPS and other satellite applications. The antenna is excited by a slotted subreflector fed and supported by a two wire transmission line via a low loss air-filled coax matching network on the back. The antenna was optimized for maximum aperture efficiency at Ll and L2, which also resulted in greatly improved cross-polarization due to a more uniform amplitude taper over the aperture. The SBFA hexagonal aluminum cavity with 7.5 'apothem was built by 3D printing (additive manufacturing). The hard boundaries on the cavity walls were implemented with anisotropic impedance metasurfaces (AIM) on a foam liner. Aperture efficiency of 85% (Ll) and 96% (L2) were demonstrated. A 19' diameter circular A-SBFA was also designed, providing 92%/17.7 dBi (Ll) and 99%/15.8 dBi (L2) aperture efficiency/directivity.
AB - A short backfire antenna with hard EM walls (hard SBFA) to provide high aperture efficiency is under development for dual-band (Ll and L2) GPS and other satellite applications. The antenna is excited by a slotted subreflector fed and supported by a two wire transmission line via a low loss air-filled coax matching network on the back. The antenna was optimized for maximum aperture efficiency at Ll and L2, which also resulted in greatly improved cross-polarization due to a more uniform amplitude taper over the aperture. The SBFA hexagonal aluminum cavity with 7.5 'apothem was built by 3D printing (additive manufacturing). The hard boundaries on the cavity walls were implemented with anisotropic impedance metasurfaces (AIM) on a foam liner. Aperture efficiency of 85% (Ll) and 96% (L2) were demonstrated. A 19' diameter circular A-SBFA was also designed, providing 92%/17.7 dBi (Ll) and 99%/15.8 dBi (L2) aperture efficiency/directivity.
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