Radiation characteristics of slotted waveguide array antenna for X-Band dual-polarized weather radar

Risdianto Yuli Hermansyah, Fitri Yuli Zulkifli, Eko Tjipto Rahardjo

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Abstract

This paper proposes the design of weather radar antenna on X-Band frequency with two polarizations. The antenna is built based on slotted waveguide antenna array (SWAA) with its antenna structure consists of 2 layers, first layer is a radiating waveguide and second layer is a feeder waveguide. The first layer is composed of 5 waveguides in which each of waveguide consist of 64 slots, while the second layer is a single waveguide. The simulation result shows that the key antenna parameters performace reaches the specification such as: operating frequency = 9380 MHz, S11 = -22.567, bandwidth = 51.4 MHz, 3 dB-beamwidth for H-pol = 1.2 degree, 3 dB-beamwidth for V-pol = 1.0 degree, sidelobe level for H-pol = -17.3 dB, sidelobe level for V-pol = -15.2 dB, co-pol for H-pol = 20.6 dB, co-pol for V-pol = 16.2 dB, cross-pol for H-pol = -20 dB, and cross-pol for V-pol = -20.3 dB. Therefore, the proposed antenna is suitable for use as a weather radar antenna.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium, PIERS 2016 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages3988-3991
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781509060931
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Nov 2016
Event2016 Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium, PIERS 2016 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 8 Aug 201611 Aug 2016

Publication series

Name2016 Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium, PIERS 2016 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2016 Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium, PIERS 2016
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period8/08/1611/08/16

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