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