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Modeling and design of metasurfaces for beam scanning

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The aim of the present contribution is to show that a judicious phase engineering in metasurfaces can be efficiently used in the design of low-profile beam-steerable antennas. We present the design, simulation and experimental validation of the proposed low-profile antennas. The phase modulation on the metasurface is derived from the ray optics analysis. Such a non-uniform metasurface is utilized as a partially reflective surface in Fabry–Perot cavity antenna. Beam scanning is obtained, and depending on the phase modulation applied, the scan angle can be controlled. Furthermore, an active metasurface incorporating electronic components is fabricated and tested in an electronically steerable antenna.

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B. Ratni acknowledges partial support of his Ph.D. works from Airbus Group Innovations. S. N. Burokur acknowledges funding from the FCS Campus Paris-Saclay through the Innovation et Entrepreneuriat—Prématuration 2014 call for the “Antenne active pour internet sur mobile” (AIM) project.

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  1. Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, CNRS, Univ Paris Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, C2N – Orsay, 91405, Orsay, France

    Badreddine Ratni & André de Lustrac

  2. Université Paris Ouest, 92410, Ville d’Avray, France

    André de Lustrac

  3. AIRBUS Group Innovations, 92150, Suresnes, France

    Gérard-Pascal Piau

  4. LEME, EA 4416, Université Paris Ouest, 92410, Ville d’Avray, France

    Shah Nawaz Burokur

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Ratni, B., de Lustrac, A., Piau, GP. et al. Modeling and design of metasurfaces for beam scanning. Appl. Phys. A 123, 50 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-016-0690-7

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