Physical Limitations of Phased Array Antennas
2021 (English)In: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, ISSN 0018-926X, E-ISSN 1558-2221, Vol. 69, no 9, p. 5512-5523Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
In this article, the bounds on the Q-factor, a quantity inversely proportional to bandwidth, are derived and investigated for narrowband phased array antennas. Arrays in free space and above a ground plane are considered. The Q-factor bound is determined by solving a minimization problem over the electric current density. The support of these current densities is on an element-enclosing region, and the bound holds for lossless antenna elements enclosed in this region. The Q-factor minimization problem is formulated as a quadratically constrained quadratic optimization problem that is solved either by a semi-definite relaxation or an eigenvalue-based method. We illustrate numerically how these bounds can be used to determine tradeoff relations between the Q-factor and other design specifications: element form factor, size, efficiency, scanning capabilities, and polarization purity.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2021. Vol. 69, no 9, p. 5512-5523
Keywords [en]
Q-factor, antenna theory, current distribution, electromagnetic radiation, Floquet expansions, optimization methods, periodic structures
National Category
Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-301985DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2021.3069485ISI: 000692232500034Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85103873716OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-301985DiVA, id: diva2:1595193
Note
QC 20210917
2021-09-172021-09-172024-03-15Bibliographically approved