Planar wide-scan wideband phased arrays with improved polarization purity

One of the common requirements for wideband wide-scanning arrays in multifunctional platforms is the polarization agility. Cross-polarization levels should be kept low within the entire field of view and frequency band of operation. However, good polarization purity is hard to achieve especially for arrays that are designed to operate over multi...

Characterization of a Dual-Polarized Connected-Dipole Array for Ku-Band Mobile Terminals

In this paper, we present the characterization of a Ku-band connected-dipole array for mobile Satcom application. The prototype array consists of 2×256 dipole radiators arranged in a square grid, to form 16×16 dual-polarized cells. It has been designed to operate over a wideband ranging from 10.7 to 14.5 GHz (30%), accommodating in a single...