A new paradigm for the design of reflectarrays is introduced. The proposed methodology allows the designer to specify constraints/simplifications on the antenna surface current distribution thanks to an innovative exploitation the non-radiating (NR) component, which is regarded a powerful additional degree-of-freedom (DoF) in the synthesis process. An illustrative example is presented, aimed at nulling the current density within a selected sub-region of a planar reflectarray by means of a suitable particle swarm optimization (PSO) of the NR contribution. The effectiveness and the potentialities of the proposed feasible source synthesis methodology are verified by means of a numerical benchmark, opening the doors to a completely new horizon in the design of next generation reflectarrays.

Exploiting non-radiating currents in reflectarray antenna design / Oliveri, G.; Gelmini, A.; Salucci, M.; Bresciani, D.; Massa, And A.. - (2017), pp. 88-91. (Intervento presentato al convegno 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2017 tenutosi a Parigi nel 19th-24nd March 2017) [10.23919/EuCAP.2017.7928547].

Exploiting non-radiating currents in reflectarray antenna design

G. Oliveri;A. Gelmini;M. Salucci;And A. Massa
2017-01-01

Abstract

A new paradigm for the design of reflectarrays is introduced. The proposed methodology allows the designer to specify constraints/simplifications on the antenna surface current distribution thanks to an innovative exploitation the non-radiating (NR) component, which is regarded a powerful additional degree-of-freedom (DoF) in the synthesis process. An illustrative example is presented, aimed at nulling the current density within a selected sub-region of a planar reflectarray by means of a suitable particle swarm optimization (PSO) of the NR contribution. The effectiveness and the potentialities of the proposed feasible source synthesis methodology are verified by means of a numerical benchmark, opening the doors to a completely new horizon in the design of next generation reflectarrays.
2017
2017 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP 2017)
Piscataway, NJ
IEEE
978-1-5090-3742-1
Oliveri, G.; Gelmini, A.; Salucci, M.; Bresciani, D.; Massa, And A.
Exploiting non-radiating currents in reflectarray antenna design / Oliveri, G.; Gelmini, A.; Salucci, M.; Bresciani, D.; Massa, And A.. - (2017), pp. 88-91. (Intervento presentato al convegno 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2017 tenutosi a Parigi nel 19th-24nd March 2017) [10.23919/EuCAP.2017.7928547].
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