A L-Band Superstrate Lens Enhanced Antenna and Array for Tactical Operations

Abstract

The design of a 1.2 GHz microstrip antenna utilizing a superstrate layer for gain enhancement is presented. An 4 x 1 antenna array is also studied with the effects of various inter-elemental spacings investigated. The single antenna element achieves 5.74 dB of gain enhancement in simulation through the use of the superstrate lens. The 4 x 1 superstrate array achieves approximately 2.5 dB of gain enhancement in simulation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA588020

Entities

People

  • Chris Meagher
  • David Hooper
  • Jia-chi S. Chieh

Organizations

  • Naval Information Warfare Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antenna Arrays
  • Antennas
  • Arrays
  • Bandwidth
  • Circuit Boards
  • Circuits
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Gain
  • High Gain
  • Information Operations
  • Integrated Circuits
  • L Band
  • Printed Circuit Boards
  • Printed Circuits
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Wireless Networks

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Microwave Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space