In this work, some original behavioral features of printed-circuit arrays of leaky-wave antennas have been investigated. In particular, by means of a rigorous spectral-domain approach in the unit cell, we have studied the end-of-scanning operation of a microstrip leaky-wave antenna array as a function of the phase shift between elements. A careful analysis in terms of the involved proper and improper spatial harmonics has shown that a transition region exists for the operating mode from a spatial leaky-wave regime to a surface-wave regime. This transition corresponds to the radiated beam hitting the array plane and evolving through a previously unexplored phase gap into a surface wave propagating at an angle with respect to the microstrip line sources. Such finding allows us to achieve a more complete view of the radiation properties of this class of scanning antennas.

The Nature of the End-of-Scanning Region in Printed-Circuit Arrays of Leaky-Wave Antennas / Baccarelli, Paolo; Burghignoli, Paolo; Frezza, Fabrizio; Galli, Alessandro; Lampariello, Paolo. - In: IEEE ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS PROPAGATION LETTERS. - ISSN 1536-1225. - STAMPA. - 1:1(2002), pp. 60-63. [10.1109/lawp.2002.805349]

The Nature of the End-of-Scanning Region in Printed-Circuit Arrays of Leaky-Wave Antennas

BACCARELLI, Paolo;BURGHIGNOLI, Paolo;FREZZA, Fabrizio;GALLI, Alessandro;LAMPARIELLO, Paolo
2002

Abstract

In this work, some original behavioral features of printed-circuit arrays of leaky-wave antennas have been investigated. In particular, by means of a rigorous spectral-domain approach in the unit cell, we have studied the end-of-scanning operation of a microstrip leaky-wave antenna array as a function of the phase shift between elements. A careful analysis in terms of the involved proper and improper spatial harmonics has shown that a transition region exists for the operating mode from a spatial leaky-wave regime to a surface-wave regime. This transition corresponds to the radiated beam hitting the array plane and evolving through a previously unexplored phase gap into a surface wave propagating at an angle with respect to the microstrip line sources. Such finding allows us to achieve a more complete view of the radiation properties of this class of scanning antennas.
2002
antenna arrays; leaky waves; leaky-wave antennas; leaky-wave antennas (lwas); scanning antennas; surface waves
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The Nature of the End-of-Scanning Region in Printed-Circuit Arrays of Leaky-Wave Antennas / Baccarelli, Paolo; Burghignoli, Paolo; Frezza, Fabrizio; Galli, Alessandro; Lampariello, Paolo. - In: IEEE ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS PROPAGATION LETTERS. - ISSN 1536-1225. - STAMPA. - 1:1(2002), pp. 60-63. [10.1109/lawp.2002.805349]
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