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Design of a Wideband High-Gain Monopulse Antenna for X- and Ku-Bands Applications
- Source :
- IEEE Access, Vol 12, Pp 144186-144192 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- IEEE, 2024.
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Abstract
- The present study provides a wideband high-gain monopulse antenna based on a dielectric lens operating in X- and Ku-bands, in which a wideband dielectric lens is designed and employed to fulfill the radiation pattern and bandwidth necessities of a monopulse antenna. The proposed configuration has four horns allowing for the simultaneous creation of $\Delta $ and $\Sigma $ designs in two perpendicular planes. The main advantages of the proposed dielectric lens are low cost, lightweight, and easy fabrication using 3-D printing technology. The measurement findings show that the peak gain of the sum pattern is 28.9 dBi with a peak aperture efficiency of 60% over the desired frequency bandwidth. The suggested design can produce a simultaneous sum and two distinct difference patterns in orthogonal planes, meeting the rigorous demands for speed and accuracy in tracking applications.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 21693536
- Volume :
- 12
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- IEEE Access
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.09314f58583c421c92694b5482c3119d
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3466993