Reflectarray Antennas

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Foreword
4. Preface
5. Acknowledgments
6. 1 Introduction to Reflectarray Antennas
   1. 1.1 Reflectarray Concept
   2. 1.2 Reflectarray Developments
   3. 1.3 Overview of this Book
   4. References
7. 2 Analysis and Design of Reflectarray Elements
   1. 2.1 Phase‐Shift Distribution on the Reflectarray Aperture
   2. 2.2 Phase Tuning Approaches for Reflectarray Elements
   3. 2.3 Element Analysis Methods
   4. 2.4 Examples of Classic Reflectarray Elements
   5. 2.5 Reflectarray Element Characteristics and Design Considerations
   6. 2.6 Reflectarray Element Measurements
   7. References
8. 3 System Design and Aperture Efficiency Analysis
   1. 3.1 A General Feed Model
   2. 3.2 Aperture Efficiency
   3. 3.3 Aperture Blockage and Edge Diffraction
   4. 3.4 The Analogy between a Reflectarray and a Parabolic Reflector
   5. References
9. 4 Radiation Analysis Techniques
   1. 4.1 Array Theory Approach: The Robust Analysis Technique
   2. 4.2 Aperture Field Approach: The Classical Analysis Technique
   3. 4.3 Important Topics in Reflectarray Radiation Analysis
   4. 4.4 Full‐Wave Simulation Approaches
   5. 4.5 Numerical Examples
   6. References
10. 5 Bandwidth of Reflectarray Antennas
    1. 5.1 Bandwidth Constraints in Reflectarray Antennas
    2. 5.2 Reflectarray Element Bandwidth
    3. 5.3 Reflectarray System Bandwidth
    4. References
11. 6 Reflectarray Design Examples
    1. 6.1 A Ku‐band Reflectarray Antenna: A Step‐by‐Step Design Example
    2. 6.2 A Circularly Polarized Reflectarray Antenna using an Element Rotation Technique
    3. 6.3 Bandwidth Comparison of Reflectarray Designs using Different Elements
    4. References
12. 7 Broadband and Multiband Reflectarray Antennas
    1. 7.1 Broadband Reflectarray Design Topologies
    2. 7.2 Phase Synthesis for Broadband Operation
    3. 7.3 Multiband Reflectarray Designs
    4. References
13. 8 Terahertz, Infrared, and Optical Reflectarray Antennas
    1. 8.1 Above Microwave Frequencies
    2. 8.2 Material Characteristics at Terahertz and Infrared Frequencies
    3. 8.3 Element Losses at Infrared Frequencies
    4. 8.4 Reflectarray Design Methodologies and Enabling Technologies
    5. 8.5 Future Trends
    6. References
14. 9 Multi‐Beam and Shaped‐Beam Reflectarray Antennas
    1. 9.1 Direct Design Approaches for Multi‐Beam Reflectarrays
    2. 9.2 Synthesis Design Approaches for Shaped‐ and Multi‐Beam Reflectarrays
    3. 9.3 Practical Reflectarray Designs
    4. References
15. 10 Beam‐Scanning Reflectarray Antennas
    1. 10.1 Beam‐Scanning Approaches for Reflectarray Antennas
    2. 10.2 Feed‐Tuning Techniques
    3. 10.3 Aperture Phase‐Tuning Techniques
    4. 10.4 Frontiers in Beam‐Scanning Reflectarray Research
    5. References
16. 11 Reflectarray Engineering and Emerging Applications
    1. 11.1 Advanced Reflectarray Geometries
    2. 11.2 Reflectarrays for Satellite Applications
    3. 11.3 Power Combining and Amplifying Reflectarrays
    4. 11.4 A Perspective on Reflectarray Antennas
    5. References
17. Index
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