A pattern-reconfigurable water antenna based on the fabry-perot cavity

Fan Qin, Yifei Liu, Xuan Zhang, Chao Gu

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Abstract

In this paper, a distilled water antenna with pattern-reconfigurable characteristics based on the Fabry-Perot cavity (FPC) is presented. The proposed antenna consists of a water source antenna, a two-layer water partially reflective surface (WPRS) and a water ground plane (WGP). An FPC is constructed between WPRS and WGP to increase antenna directivity. Periodic air lattices are embedded in the top layer of WPRS to adjust the reflection coefficient of WPRS. By injecting distilled water into different WPRS layers, three working states of wide-beam, pencil-beam and bi-directional pencil-beam are obtained. The simulations verify the design, showing that the pattern reconfiguration is achieved successfully. The peak gain reaches 10.66 dBi. The proposed method has unique features of flexible pattern reconfiguration, high-gain, low-cost and optically transparent.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2024
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9788831299091
ISBN (Print)9798350394436
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Apr 2024
Event18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2024 - Glasgow, United Kingdom
Duration: 17 Mar 202422 Mar 2024

Publication series

Name18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2024

Conference

Conference18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityGlasgow
Period17/03/202422/03/2024

Keywords

  • Fabry-Perot cavity
  • high-gain
  • pattern reconfiguration
  • water antenna

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Modelling and Simulation
  • Instrumentation
  • Radiation

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