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Design and Optimization of Dual Band Circular Polarization Selective Structures

Lundgren, Johan LU ; Ericsson, Andreas LU and Sjöberg, Daniel LU orcid (2017)
Abstract
We present a non-resonant, dual band circular polarization selective structure (CPSS) for satellite communication applications in the K- and Ka-band. The structure consists of multiple layers of cascaded anisotropic sheets, with printed meander lines, separated by low permittivity spacers. It reflects right hand circular polarization and transmits left hand circular polarization in the lower frequency band. In the upper frequency band the opposite polarization selectivity is achieved. The theory of dual band circular polarization selectivity from cascaded anisotropic sheets is presented, and it is concluded that the separation between the frequency bands of operation is governed by the relative rotation between subsequent layers. An... (More)
We present a non-resonant, dual band circular polarization selective structure (CPSS) for satellite communication applications in the K- and Ka-band. The structure consists of multiple layers of cascaded anisotropic sheets, with printed meander lines, separated by low permittivity spacers. It reflects right hand circular polarization and transmits left hand circular polarization in the lower frequency band. In the upper frequency band the opposite polarization selectivity is achieved. The theory of dual band circular polarization selectivity from cascaded anisotropic sheets is presented, and it is concluded that the separation between the frequency bands of operation is governed by the relative rotation between subsequent layers. An optimization routine for synthesizing dual band CPSSs from predefined design requirements is introduced, where a number of different optimization algorithms are utilized. A simulated design is presented which fulfills the strict design requirements of insertion loss and return loss less than 0.5dB, and axial ratio less than 0.78dB, in the frequency bands 17.7–20.2GHz and 27.5–30.0GHz. A prototype of the optimized design has been fabricated and characterized experimentally, both in transmissionandreflection,andgoodagreementisobservedbetweensimulated and experimental results. This type of structure is a potential candidate for implementation in dual band multiple spot beam systems utilizing frequency and polarization reuse schemes.
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  abstract     = {{We present a non-resonant, dual band circular polarization selective structure (CPSS) for satellite communication applications in the K- and Ka-band. The structure consists of multiple layers of cascaded anisotropic sheets, with printed meander lines, separated by low permittivity spacers. It reflects right hand circular polarization and transmits left hand circular polarization in the lower frequency band. In the upper frequency band the opposite polarization selectivity is achieved. The theory of dual band circular polarization selectivity from cascaded anisotropic sheets is presented, and it is concluded that the separation between the frequency bands of operation is governed by the relative rotation between subsequent layers. An optimization routine for synthesizing dual band CPSSs from predefined design requirements is introduced, where a number of different optimization algorithms are utilized. A simulated design is presented which fulfills the strict design requirements of insertion loss and return loss less than 0.5dB, and axial ratio less than 0.78dB, in the frequency bands 17.7–20.2GHz and 27.5–30.0GHz. A prototype of the optimized design has been fabricated and characterized experimentally, both in transmissionandreflection,andgoodagreementisobservedbetweensimulated and experimental results. This type of structure is a potential candidate for implementation in dual band multiple spot beam systems utilizing frequency and polarization reuse schemes.<br/>}},
  author       = {{Lundgren, Johan and Ericsson, Andreas and Sjöberg, Daniel}},
  institution  = {{Electromagnetic Theory Department of Electrical and Information Technology Lund University Sweden}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  title        = {{Design and Optimization of Dual Band Circular Polarization Selective Structures}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/33815446/TEAT_7257.pdf}},
  year         = {{2017}},
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