The present invention discloses a substrate-integrated
waveguide monopulse
slot antenna with a dual-mode
comparator and a
radiation method thereof. The antenna comprises a first top
metal layer, a 4N-channel
radiation slot, a sum port, and a first difference port; a first
dielectric substrate, a first substrate-integrated
waveguide cavity comprising a first
metal via, a second
metal via, two 4N-
channel power splitters, and a first dual-mode
comparator; and a first
coupling slot on the first metal bottom plate. A second top metal layer comprises a second
coupling slot, a second difference port, and a third difference port; and a second
dielectric substrate, a second substrate-integrated
waveguide cavity comprising a third metal via, a fourth metal via, and a second dual-mode
comparator. The first dual-mode comparator forms a sum beam and a difference beam on the xoz plane, respectively, while the second dual-mode comparator forms a difference beam and a dual difference beam on the yoz plane. The antenna of the present invention has the advantages of simplicity, compactness, high efficiency, low cost, and ease of integration, greatly simplifying the design of the monopulse antenna.