Novel 1-Bit Beam-Scanning Reflectarray With Switchable Linear, Left-Handed, or Right-Handed Circular Polarization

• Published in: IEEE transactions on antennas and propagation Vol. 71; no. 2; pp. 1548 - 1556
• Main Authors: Hu, Jianjia, Chi, Pei-Ling, Yang, Tao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.02.2023; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Apertures; Beam scanning; Circular polarization; Feeds; Linear polarization; p-i-n diode; P-i-n diodes; Phased arrays; PIN diodes; Polarization; Quantization (signal); reconfigurable; reflectarray; Reflection; right-/left-handed (RH/LH) circular polarization; Scanning; switchable polarization; Switches; Switching; Unit cell

This article proposes a novel reconfigurable reflectarray (RRA) with 1 bit beam scanning and switchable linear, left-handed (LH) circular, or right-handed (RH) circular polarization. To realize a multipolarization switchable RRA fed by a horn of arbitrarily fixed polarization, the unit cell's r...