FREQUENCY-SCANNED ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC H01Q21/06 

FIELD: microwave radio engineering, route surveillance radars.

SUBSTANCE: proposed antenna arrangement incorporating power splitters and array of waveguide-slot stripline radiators (strips) has its power splitter disposed in plane parallel to that incorporating strips; it is made in the form of E-plane folded serpentine waveguide that has coupling members with strips. Power splitter longitudinal axes incorporating even- and odd-numbered coupling members with strips are spaced apart through integer odd number of quarter-wavelength in power splitter waveguide. Power splitter waveguide line section between adjacent coupling members is twice bent through 180 deg. and its length is chosen to be a multiple of integer odd number of half-waves in power splitter waveguide. Even- and odd-numbered strips are different in length. Half-wave phasing section affording phase shift required for matching even- and odd-numbered outputs of power splitter is inserted in input section of each strip by changing size of strip waveguide wide wall.

EFFECT: reduced level of side lobes, standing-wave voltage ratio at normal-frequency power splitter input, enhanced amplifier gain, directive gain, and antenna sheet surface utilization factor.

4 cl, 3 dwg