Gap Waveguide Leaky-Wave Antenna Articles uri icon

publication date

  • May 2016

start page

  • 2055

end page

  • 2060

issue

  • 5

volume

  • 64

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0018-926X

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1558-2221

abstract

  • A novel leaky-wave antenna, realized using gap waveguide concept, is here proposed. Both, the feeding structure and the antenna are realized in groove gap waveguide technology, thus simplifying the whole structure. A complete design procedure, starting from a given groove waveguide to the final radiation mechanism, is described in this communication. The results are supported with measurements of a prototype that operates in the X-band. The realized antenna has a gain around 18 dB between 9 and 11.5 GHz, demonstrating the potential of the proposed radiation technology.

subjects

  • Telecommunications

keywords

  • groove gap waveguide; leaky-wave antenna; metamaterial; metasurface; corporate-feed network; band; surfaces; nails; slot; bed