Graded index dielectric superstrate for phased array scan compensation
July 5, 2020
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2020 IEEE Intl. Symp. on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, 5-10 July 2020.
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Summary
This paper presents the use of additively manufactured graded index materials to improve the scan impedance variation of phased arrays. Solvent-based extrusion permits the programmatically controlled printing of chosen material properties with relative permittivity ranging from 2 to 24.5. This low-loss material shows promise for improvement of scan impedance variation for high scan angles in a smaller footprint than discrete layers.