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dc.contributor.authorTang, Xiao-Lanen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Qingfengen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorHu, Sanmingen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorZhuang, Yaqiangen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorKandwal, Abhisheken_NZ
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Geen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorChen, Yifanen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-20T00:45:10Z
dc.date.available2017-12-01en_NZ
dc.date.available2017-11-20T00:45:10Z
dc.date.issued2017-12-01en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationTang, X.-L., Zhang, Q., Hu, S., Zhuang, Y., Kandwal, A., Zhang, G., & Chen, Y. (2017). Continuous Beam Steering Through Broadside Using Asymmetrically Modulated Goubau Line Leaky-Wave Antennas. Scientific Reports, 7(1), Article number: 11685. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12118-8en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/11492
dc.description.abstractGoubau line is a single-conductor transmission line, featuring easy integration and low-loss transmission properties. Here, we propose a periodic leaky-wave antenna (LWA) based on planar Goubau transmission line on a thin dielectric substrate. The leaky-wave radiations are generated by introducing periodic modulations along the Goubau line. In this way, the surface wave, which is slow-wave mode supported by the Goubau line, achieves an additional momentum and hence enters the fast-wave region for radiations. By employing the periodic modulations, the proposed Goubau line LWAs are able to continuously steer the main beam from backward to forward within the operational frequency range. However, the LWAs usually suffer from a low radiation efficiency at the broadside direction. To overcome this drawback, we explore both transversally and longitudinally asymmetrical modulations to the Goubau line. Theoretical analysis, numerical simulations and experimental results are given in comparison with the symmetrical LWAs. It is demonstrated that the asymmetrical modulations significantly improve the radiation efficiency of LWAs at the broadside. Furthermore, the measurement results agree well with the numerical ones, which experimentally validates the proposed LWA structures. These novel Goubau line LWAs, experimentally demonstrated and validated at microwave frequencies, show also great potential for millimeter-wave and terahertz systems.en_NZ
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dc.titleContinuous Beam Steering Through Broadside Using Asymmetrically Modulated Goubau Line Leaky-Wave Antennasen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-017-12118-8en_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfScientific Reportsen_NZ
pubs.elements-id206018
pubs.issue1en_NZ
pubs.publication-statusAccepteden_NZ
pubs.volume7en_NZ
dc.identifier.eissn2045-2322en_NZ


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