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Radiation pattern synthesis for monopulse radar applications with a reconfigurable transmitarray antenna

L. Di Palma 1 A. Clemente 1 L. Dussopt 1 R. Sauleau 2 P. Potier 3 P. Pouliguen 4
1 CEA-LETI - Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives - Laboratoire d'Electronique et de Technologie de l'Information
2 IETR - Institut d'Électronique et des Technologies du numéRique
3 DGA MRIS - DGA Mission Recherche et Innovation Scientifique
4 DGA.MI - DGA Maîtrise de l'information
Abstract : We investigate here the capabilities of a 400-element reconfigurable transmitarray antenna to synthesize monopulse radiation patterns for radar applications in X -band. The generation of the sum (Σ) and difference ( Δ ) patterns are demonstrated both theoretically and experimentally for broadside as well as tilted beams in different azimuthal planes. Two different feed configurations have been considered, namely, a single focal source and a four-element focal source configuration. The latter enables the simultaneous generation of a Σ - and two Δ -patterns in orthogonal planes, which is an important advantage for tracking applications with stringent requirements in speed and accuracy. © 1963-2012 IEEE.
Keywords : Planar lens Reconfigurable hardware Beam-steering Antenna arrays Antenna radiation Microwave antennas Monopulse radar Radar Radar antennas Radar equipment Radiation pattern synthesis Reconfigurable array Transmit arrays Directional patterns (antenna)
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L. Di Palma, A. Clemente, L. Dussopt, R. Sauleau, P. Potier, et al.. Radiation pattern synthesis for monopulse radar applications with a reconfigurable transmitarray antenna. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2016, 64 (9), pp.4148--4154. ⟨10.1109/TAP.2016.2586491⟩. ⟨hal-01371964⟩

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