Effect of slow wave structures on scan angles in microstrip Leaky-Wave Antennas

Authors: S. Mohammadpour Jaghargh, P. Rezaei, J. S. Meiguni

Source: FERMAT, Volume 14, Communications 2, Mar Apr., 2016


Abstract: This paper presents two miniaturized slow wave structures in microstrip leaky-wave antennas (MLWAs) which operate about 8 GHz. The effects of these structures on the scan angles have been compared in the paper. The designed interdigital capacitors and folded-back line have been investigated with ADS Momentum software. It has been shown that the interdigital capacitors (IDCs) yield to a broad scan angles from +53 to -74 degree, while the foldedback line inductor scans only the positive angles.

Index Terms: leaky-wave antenna (LWA), scan angle, slow wave structure, periodic structure.


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Effect of slow wave structures on scan angles in microstrip Leaky-Wave Antennas