Compact Beam Scanning Flat Array Based on Substrate Integrated Waveguide

摘要： A compact beam scanning flat antenna array with high gain based on the substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) is presented in this paper. The radiation elements are the continuous transverse stub (CTS) constructed by SIW, which are arrayed on the substrate. The SIW-CTS array has a 4 dB higher gain than the traditional CTS array with the metal parallel plate waveguide and is analyzed. A new compact the theoretical explanation corporate-feed network consisting of a SIW horn and a flat lens is also proposed. The flat lens could convert the cylindrical wave-front generated by the feed probe and the SIW-horn to a planar wave-front for feeding the CTS array. The Taylor distribution of the feed level made the array has a low sidelobe and high gain. The beam scanning of the array could be realized by simply moving the small SIW-horn along the line across the focal point. An 8-element array is designed, simulated and fabricated to verify the design. The measured results show that the scanning range is from -35° to 35° with the highest gain of being 20.6dBi and the side lobe level of -25.2dB at the broadside.