@article {16_AWPL_JUAN-CORCOLES_CAD_SLOTTED_ANTENNA, title = {Computer Automated Design of an Irregular Slotted Waveguide Array for Ku-Band}, journal = {IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters}, volume = {15}, year = {2016}, pages = {1593-1597}, abstract = {A computer automated design methodology to synthesize a progressive wave array antenna is presented. The proposed method is based on the generalized-scattering matrix and spherical wave expansion analysis of the array. Mutual coupling effects between radiating elements are inherently considered in the design process. A linearly polarized 24-element irregular slotted array antenna at Ku-band is presented to describe the proposed computer automated design methodology. A prototype has been manufactured to experimentally validate the antenna performance. At the design frequency (17 GHz), 15.9 dB realized gain and 97\% efficiency (excluding aluminum losses) values are achieved. Although the array is designed at a single frequency, it shows an overall experimental 7\% usable bandwidth.}, keywords = {Array antenna, computer automated design, generalized scattering matrix, slot, spherical wave expansion}, issn = {1536-1225}, doi = {10.1109/LAWP.2016.2517928}, url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=\&arnumber=7381600}, author = {J C{\'o}rcoles and P Sanchez-Olivares and J Rubio and J L Masa-Campos and J. Zapata} } @article {15_TAP_Rubio_ThinningOMP, title = {Array Thinning of Coupled Antennas Based on the Orthogonal Matching Pursuit Method and a Spherical-Wave Expansion for Far-Field Synthesis}, journal = {Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on}, volume = {63}, number = {12}, year = {2015}, month = {Dec}, pages = {5425-5432}, abstract = {This work is focused on the array thinning problem in shaped beam far-field synthesis. The orthogonal matching pursuit algorithm, which allows finding sparse solutions in linear systems, is combined with a fast full-wave analysis method for antenna arrays based on a spherical wave expansion, thereby taking mutual coupling between real antennas into account in the thinning process. To this aim, the original iterative algorithm is modified so that the current residual is obtained for the selected real coupled antennas in each step of the algorithm. In this way, the remaining nonselected elements are effectively removed instead of turned off. Results for arrays made up of microstrip patch antennas and dielectric resonator antennas arranged in triangular and rectangular lattices are presented.}, keywords = {Antenna arrays, array thinning problem, Arrays, coupled antennas, dielectric resonator antennas, far-field synthesis, fast full-wave analysis method, generalized scattering matrix, iterative algorithm, iterative methods, Layout, linear systems, Matching pursuit algorithms, microstrip antenna arrays, microstrip patch antennas, Mutual coupling, orthogonal matching pursuit method, pattern field synthesis, planar array, rectangular lattices, spherical wave expansion, spherical-wave expansion, translational addition theorems, Transmission line matrix methods, triangular lattices}, issn = {0018-926X}, doi = {10.1109/TAP.2015.2487506}, author = {J Rubio and J C{\'o}rcoles and J F Izquierdo and R G{\'o}mez-Alcal{\'a}} }