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Design of a Pillbox Reflector based Millimeter-Wave Multi-beam OAM antenna

  • Yuanxi Cao
  • , Sen Yan
  • , Jianxing Li
  • , Juan Chen
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Abstract

A multi-beam orbital angular momentum (OAM) antenna is proposed in this paper. The antenna is realized by the combination of a pillbox antenna beamforming network (BFN), dielectric phase delay elements (DPDEs), and a slotted waveguide antenna (SWA) array. The required phase distribution of the OAM beam is provided by the SWA array and the DPDEs. The DPDEs are stacked on the radiation slots of the SWA array to obtain the phase variation (PA) from 0 to 180°, and the position of the radiation slots on the waveguide can achieve another 0 or 180° PA, thus realizing 360° PA. The pillbox BFN is used to generate the phase gradients to the SWA array, steering the main beam direction of the OAM beams. To evaluate the performance of the antenna design, an antenna prototype is simulated at the center frequency of 24.0 GHz with +1 OAM mode. According to the results of the simulation, the antenna is able to produce 5 OAM beams with a±20° beam scanning range. The purity of the OAM mode is over 0.66 for all the multi beams.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 35th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science, URSI GASS 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9789463968096
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event35th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science, URSI GASS 2023 - Sapporo, Japan
Duration: 19 Aug 202326 Aug 2023

Publication series

Name2023 35th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science, URSI GASS 2023

Conference

Conference35th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science, URSI GASS 2023
Country/TerritoryJapan
CitySapporo
Period19/08/2326/08/23

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