Flat-topped Beams using Phase Compensation based on Low-profile Transmitarray

Abstract

This paper proposes a method to add an additional phase compensation to conventional phased arrays to achieve flat-topped beam forming, which can convert the spherical waves emitted by common conical horn antennas into cylindrical flat-topped beams, at the same time, there is also a certain power enhancement. A centrosymmetric unit composed of four layers of F4B and metal patches is designed. By changing the value of the parameters, a 360∘ phase change can be achieved, and it has the advantages of small size and low-profile. To validate the design concept, a prototype of the transmitarray (TA) was designed, fabricated, and measured by calculating the phase distribution of the front. The measurement results show that the designed TA can achieve flat-topped beams at 5.2GHz, the maximum gain is 1.15dB higher than that of the horn antenna, and the flat-topped range is about ±10∘. The results are in good agreement with the simulation within the test range.