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A Circularly Polarized Low-Cost Flat Panel Antenna Array With a High Impedance Surface Meta-Substrate for Satellite On-the-Move Medical IoT Applications

Benjamin J. Falkner, Hengyi Zhou, Amit Mehta Orcid Logo, Thanos Arampatzis, Dariush Mirshekar-Syahkal, Hisamatsu Nakano

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Volume: 69, Issue: 9, Pages: 6076 - 6081

Swansea University Author: Amit Mehta Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1109/tap.2021.3070011

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A 1×3 linear antenna array consisting of Quad-Arm Curl antenna with a High impedance meta-surface (QACH) is presented. We believe that it is the first linear phased array solution which can provide 360° azimuth coverage. This array has been designed to operate at L-Band (1.518 - 1.675 GHz) and gener...

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Published in: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
ISSN: 0018-926X 1558-2221
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2021
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56704
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Abstract: A 1×3 linear antenna array consisting of Quad-Arm Curl antenna with a High impedance meta-surface (QACH) is presented. We believe that it is the first linear phased array solution which can provide 360° azimuth coverage. This array has been designed to operate at L-Band (1.518 - 1.675 GHz) and generate right hand circularly polarized radiation to primarily target the Inmarsat BGAN satellite constellation. The metamaterial structure integrated into each antenna element allows a low-profile height of 17.2 mm (λ1.597/10.9). Since the curl element has wideband characteristics, the array is able to provide shared aperture functionality. The array guarantees high gain beam steering for low elevation angles (up to θ = 70° from the zenith) with an average gain of 7.96 dBic at θ = 70°. In comparison, to achieve an equivalent high gain a conventional 4×5 patch array would be required (3 elements vs 20 elements). This means that the proposed array requires 80% fewer phase shifters, amplifiers and LNAs. This translates to a crucial commercial advantage in relation to manufacturing cost. This development can lead to disruption of the existing Satcom market by lowering the barrier-to-entry for customers looking for a mass deployable, low-cost IoT on Satcom solution.
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Issue: 9
Start Page: 6076
End Page: 6081

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