Wide-Angle Frequent Scanning Metamaterial Leaky Wave Antenna Array for Automotive Radars

Qun Li, Yonghong Zhang, Chung Tse Michael Wu

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Abstract

This paper designs a wide-angle frequency scanning metamaterial (MTM) leaky wave antenna (LWA) array for automotive radars. The gap capacitors and the vialess open stub-loaded resonators are used to construct the frequency scanning MTM LWA array. the propagation constant of the MTM LWA array is able to change from negative to positive values as the frequency is increased, resulting in backward to forward beam scanning. Compared to mechanical beam scanning arrays and phased arrays, the frequency scanning MTM LWA arrays have advantages of reducing the system complexity, light weight and low cost. The presented MTM LWA array has a maximum gain of 13 dB and wide scanning angle from -60°to +80° as the frequency varies from 23.5 to 25.6 GHz which is well suited for automotive radar applications.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2018 International Conference on Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology, ICMMT 2018 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781538624166
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 5 2018
Event10th International Conference on Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology, ICMMT 2018 - Chengdu, China
Duration: May 6 2018May 9 2018

Publication series

Name2018 International Conference on Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology, ICMMT 2018 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference10th International Conference on Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology, ICMMT 2018
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChengdu
Period5/6/185/9/18

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Instrumentation

Keywords

  • Antenna array
  • composite right/left-handed transmission line
  • frequency scanning antenna
  • leaky wave antenna
  • metamaterial

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