Novel broadband planar reflectarray with parasitic dipoles for wireless communication applications

A novel broadband planar reflectarray with parasitic dipoles is presented for wireless communication applications. A unit cell of the microstrip reflectarray consists of a printed main dipole with a pair of parasitic dipoles. The introduction of parasitic dipoles can effectively extend the reflection phase range beyond 360°, which overcomes the problem of an inadequate phase range when using thicker substrates for a wider operational bandwidth. The parasitic dipole reflectarrray (PDR) is applied to a wideband CDMA (WCDMA) system to eliminate blind spots in communication between the base station and mobile users. A practical link budget analysis demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed planar reflectarray.