Research Article

A Single-Layer S/X- Band Shared Aperture Antenna with MIMO Characteristics at X-Band for Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar Applications

Table 3

Dimensions of the antenna design prototype of the S/X antenna.

S/X antenna parameters
ParametersDescriptionValue (mm)

HGHeight of the ground0.035
HSHeight of the substrate1.6
SPLPatch length21
SPWPatch width21
LGSubstrate length100
WGSubstrate width100
R1Inner pin0.65
R2Outer pin2.17
XVFX-coordinate of vertical polarization (SV-PORT)0
YVFY-coordinate of vertical polarization (SV-PORT)āˆ’4.5
XHFX-coordinate of horizontal polarization (SH-PORT)4.5
YHFY-coordinate of horizontal polarization (SH-PORT)0
XPLPatch length of array6.85
XPWPatch width of the array6.85
SFWConnection feed width-12.5
QTWConnection feed width-20.28
MTWConnection feed width-32.46
SFLConnection feed length-14.85
QTLConnection feed length-22
MTLConnection feed length-310.25