Reconfigurable biconcave lens antenna based on plasma technology

F Sadeghikia, K Zafari, MR Dorbin, M Himdi… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
This article is focused on the application of plasma technology for the development of
microwave lens antennas with electronically controllable radiation gain. With this aim, the …

Feasibility study of a novel class of plasma antennas for SatCom navigation systems

P De Carlo, M Magarotto, G Mansutti, A Selmo… - Acta Astronautica, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Gaseous Plasma Antennas (GPAs) are devices that exploit weakly or fully ionized
gases to transmit and receive electromagnetic (EM) waves. GPAs can offer several …

Design of a hybrid metal-plasma transmit-array with beam-scanning capabilities

G Mansutti, P De Carlo, M Magarotto… - … on Plasma Science, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents the complete design of a hybrid metal-plasma transmit-array antenna
with beam-scanning capabilities. The antenna operates at 1.07 GHz and consists of an …

Characterisation of a thermionic plasma source apparatus for high-density gaseous plasma antenna applications

A Daykin-Iliopoulos, F Bosi, F Coccaro… - Plasma Sources …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
A thermionic plasma source apparatus has been developed and characterised for high-
density gaseous plasma antenna (GPA) applications. The system produces a cylindrical …

Feasibility of a plasma-based intelligent reflective surface

M Magarotto, L Schenato, P De Carlo… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Gaseous Plasma Antennas are devices in which an ionized gas (ie, plasma) is exploited to
transmit and receive Electromagnetic waves. Their main advantage over metallic systems is …

Numerical suite for gaseous plasma antennas simulation

M Magarotto, P de Carlo, G Mansutti… - … on Plasma Science, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A gaseous plasma antenna (GPA) is a device in which a plasma medium is used to transmit
or receive electromagnetic (EM) waves. This work is devoted to the presentation of a …

Experimental characterization of a plasma dipole in the UHF band

P De Carlo, M Magarotto, G Mansutti… - IEEE Antennas and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The experimental characterization of a plasma dipole in the ultrahigh frequency band is
presented. The antenna consists on two customized plasma sources disposed as the arms …

Plasma Antennas: A Comprehensive Review

M Magarotto, F Sadeghikia, L Schenato, D Rocco… - IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper aims to comprehensively review the literature on Gaseous Plasma Antennas
(GPAs). These innovative devices transmit electromagnetic (EM) signals through ionized …

[HTML][HTML] Design of a plasma-based intelligent reflecting surface

M Magarotto, L Schenato, P De Carlo… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Plasma-based intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) have been recently proposed to
reconfigure the radiation environment between transmitting and receiving antennas. Plasma …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility study on a plasma based reflective surface for SatCom systems

M Magarotto, P De Carlo, L Schenato, M Santagiustina… - Acta Astronautica, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Gaseous Plasma Antennas (GPAs) exploit an ionized gas to transmit and receive
electromagnetic waves. GPAs offer several advantages over metal antennas since, while in …