Horn Antenna With Reconfigurable Beam-Refraction and Polarization Based on Anisotropic Huygens Metasurface

In this paper, we present a new horn antenna that can mechanically reconfigure the beam direction and polarization by combining a traditional linearly polarized horn antenna with an anisotropic Huygens metasurface. Three layers of Jerusalem-cross structures are integrated in a dielectric substrate to form the anisotropic Huygens metasurface; the entire structure has a thickness of about one fifteenth the working wavelength. By placing the metasurface in front of a traditional linearly polarized horn antenna, the main beam of the horn antenna is steered to a predetermined direction. Furthermore, the direction and polarization of the main beam are reconfigurable by rotating the anisotropic Huygens metasurface. The measured results of the antenna confirm the simulated results. Possible applications of the presented antenna include radar detection, base-station communications, and satellite communications.