Investigation of waveguide antenna arrays with layered dielectrics

A general methodology for calculating antenna arrays with layered dielectric is considered. To demonstrate the proposed methodology, we consider the solution of the problem of radiation of linear waveguide array. Plane-parallel waveguides have a finite wall thickness. Antenna array scans in E and H planes. This problem is solved using Fredholm integral equations of the second kind. To solve the problem, the entire domain of the electromagnetic field is divided into partial intersecting regions An example of constructing Green’s functions of selected partial regions with allowance for their dielectric filling is considered. The formulation of the boundary-value problem for the antenna array in the form of Fredholm integral equations of the second kind using the technique of dividing the determination domain into partial regions with Green’s functions allows us to solve the following problem: calculations of the antenna array with dielectric plugs in the waveguides and with a dielectric coating over the antenna array. This technique allows optimization of dielectric parameters with the aim of aperture matching of the antenna array. The calculation results of the dependence of the reflection coefficient on the phase shift between waveguides in the H-plane are presented. The calculations are performed for different values of the dielectric constant of the plugs in the waveguides and the dielectric constant of the dielectric layer above the antenna array. The influence of the geometric dimensions of the plugs in the waveguides and the dielectric coating above the array is studied.