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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Main Authors:	Michael Boyarsky, Timothy Sleasman, Mohammadreza F. Imani, Jonah N. Gollub, David R. Smith
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Language:	EN
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Subjects:	Medicine R Science Q
Online Access:	https://doaj.org/article/79fb92753d534d6abd7dd97b5db681c5
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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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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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title	Electronically steered metasurface antenna
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Electronically steered metasurface antenna

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