Research Article

Bandwidth Behavior of Closely Spaced Aperture-Coupled Reflectarrays

Table 2

Element stratification (reflectarray prototypes presented in [6, 7]).

LayerMaterialThickness

PatchCopper35 μm
d1Diclad 870 ( = 2.33) = 0.762 mm
Ground plane with slotCopper35 μm
d2Diclad 870 ( = 2.33) = 0.762 mm
Phasing lineCopper35 μm
d3Air = 3.7 mm
Ground plane reducing back radiationCopper