Design and Development of a Conjoined Narrow Wall Slotted Waveguide Array Antenna with Low Side Lobe Levels

Authors

  • Neeresh Kumar Antenna SBU, Bharat Electronics Limited, Ghaziabad, India
  • Akshay Warkade Development & Engineering-Antenna, Bharat Electronics Ltd., Ghaziabad - 201 010, India
  • Bal Mukund Jha Development & Engineering-Antenna, Bharat Electronics Ltd., Ghaziabad - 201 010, India
  • Seema Doongarwal Development & Engineering-Antenna, Bharat Electronics Ltd., Ghaziabad - 201 010, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.20897

Keywords:

Narrow wall slots array, Linear array, X-band, Waveguide, Manufacturing

Abstract

This paper discusses the development of a multipiece narrow wall slotted waveguide array antenna (SWAA) for the X-band frequency range (9.1 GHz - 9.5 GHz). Slots were cut on the narrow wall, and the SWAA operates as a travelling wave type. Slot angles were calculated via polynomial equations, whereas slot depths were determined on the basis of fixed resonance lengths corresponding to slot angles. A 54-slot prototype was developed by joining three waveguide pieces and then cutting the slots. The fabricated prototype was tested for both bench-level measurements and radiation pattern parameters, achieving a return loss better than -34 dB, an insertion loss better than -12 dB, and a side lobe level better than -25.2 dB at 9.3 GHz.

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Published

2025-05-08

How to Cite

Kumar, N., Warkade, A., Jha, B. M., & Doongarwal, S. (2025). Design and Development of a Conjoined Narrow Wall Slotted Waveguide Array Antenna with Low Side Lobe Levels. Defence Science Journal, 75(3), 300–303. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.20897