Electronically steered metasurface antenna

Abstract Mobile devices, climate science, and autonomous vehicles all require advanced microwave antennas for imaging, radar, and wireless communications. We propose a waveguide-fed metasurface antenna architecture that enables electronic beamsteering from a lightweight circuit board with varactor-t...

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Autores principales: Michael Boyarsky, Timothy Sleasman, Mohammadreza F. Imani, Jonah N. Gollub, David R. Smith
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:79fb92753d534d6abd7dd97b5db681c52021-12-02T13:30:50ZElectronically steered metasurface antenna10.1038/s41598-021-83377-92045-2322https://doaj.org/article/79fb92753d534d6abd7dd97b5db681c52021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83377-9https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Mobile devices, climate science, and autonomous vehicles all require advanced microwave antennas for imaging, radar, and wireless communications. We propose a waveguide-fed metasurface antenna architecture that enables electronic beamsteering from a lightweight circuit board with varactor-tuned elements. Our approach uses a unique feed structure and layout that enables spatial sampling at the Nyquist limit of half a wavelength. We detail the design of this Nyquist metasurface antenna and experimentally demonstrate electronic beamsteering in two directions. Nyquist metasurface antennas can realize high performance without costly and power hungry phase shifters, making them a compelling technology for future antenna hardware.Michael BoyarskyTimothy SleasmanMohammadreza F. ImaniJonah N. GollubDavid R. SmithNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
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Michael Boyarsky
Timothy Sleasman
Mohammadreza F. Imani
Jonah N. Gollub
David R. Smith
Electronically steered metasurface antenna
description Abstract Mobile devices, climate science, and autonomous vehicles all require advanced microwave antennas for imaging, radar, and wireless communications. We propose a waveguide-fed metasurface antenna architecture that enables electronic beamsteering from a lightweight circuit board with varactor-tuned elements. Our approach uses a unique feed structure and layout that enables spatial sampling at the Nyquist limit of half a wavelength. We detail the design of this Nyquist metasurface antenna and experimentally demonstrate electronic beamsteering in two directions. Nyquist metasurface antennas can realize high performance without costly and power hungry phase shifters, making them a compelling technology for future antenna hardware.
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author Michael Boyarsky
Timothy Sleasman
Mohammadreza F. Imani
Jonah N. Gollub
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title Electronically steered metasurface antenna
title_short Electronically steered metasurface antenna
title_full Electronically steered metasurface antenna
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title_full_unstemmed Electronically steered metasurface antenna
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