The invention discloses a leaky-wave antenna based on an
artificial surface plasmon supergrating. The leaky-wave antenna comprises a
dielectric substrate, a radiator and a grounding plate, the radiator is arranged on one side of the
dielectric substrate, the radiator is an ideal electric conductor, and a periodically modulated super
grating structure is etched on the surface of the radiator; the grounding plate is arranged on the other side of the
dielectric substrate, the grounding plate is an ideal electric conductor, and the periodically modulated super
grating structure is etched on the surface of the grounding plate; the periodically modulated super
grating structure is used for exciting an
artificial surface plasmon mode and generating space
harmonics, and controlling a phase constant of the
artificial surface plasmon mode through frequency change, so that
antenna radiation beams realize
continuous scanning from end emission to side emission to back emission. Controllable
radiation of SSPP leakage is achieved, meanwhile, the
directivity of the antenna is further enhanced through the holographic patches around the
radiation surface, side lobes are restrained, and
miniaturization of the antenna is achieved.