基于双基线比相测角的收发阵列天线设计

根据双基线比相测角的原理,规划出一条短基线与一条较长基线,经过仿真优化确定出三个接收天线之间的间距,最终设计出一款应用于24 GHz汽车防撞雷达且结构较为紧凑的一发三收的微带阵列天线。采用该收发天线进行测角,既可保证最大无模糊测角的范围,也可提高测角的精度。通过采用基于道尔夫-切比雪夫算法加权的串并联混合馈电网络,使该收发天线实现了高增益、低副瓣的特性。最终,对该一发三收天线进行了实物加工。根据实测结果可知:在中心频率24. 125 GHz处,该10×4 元发射天线与10×2 元接收天线的增益分别为23. 1 dB与19. 3 dB,方位面副瓣电平均小于-20 dB,并且方位面3 dB波束宽度均为8. 4°,满足设计需求。     

A 94-GHz aperture-coupled micromachined microstrip antenna

This paper presents an aperture-coupled micromachined microstrip antenna operating at 94 GHz. The design consists of two stacked silicon substrates: (1) the top substrate, which carries the microstrip antenna, is micromachined to improve the radiation performance of the antenna and (2) the bottom substrate, which carries the microstrip feed line and the coupling slot. The measured return loss is -18 dB at 94 GHz for a 10-dB bandwidth of 10%. A maximum efficiency of 58±5% has been measured and the radiation patterns show a measured front-to-back ratio of -10 dB at 94 GHz. The measured mutual coupling is below -20 dB in both E- and H-plane directions due to the integration of small 50-μm silicon beams between the antennas. The micromachined microstrip antenna is an efficient solution to the vertical integration of antenna arrays at millimeter-wave frequencies     

An affordable millimeter-wave beam-steerable antenna using interleaved planar subarrays

Design and fabrication aspects of an affordable planar beam steerable antenna array with a simple architecture are considered in this paper. Grouping the elements of a phased array into a number of partially overlapped subarrays and using a single phase shifter for each subarray, generally results in a considerable reduction in array size and manufacturing costs. However, overlapped subarrays require complicated corporate feed networks and array architectures that cannot be easily implemented using planar technologies. In this paper a novel feed network and array architecture for implementing a planar phased array of microstrip antennas is presented that enables the fabrication of low-sidelobe, compact, beam-steerable millimeter-wave arrays and facilitates integration of the RF front-end electronics with the antenna structure. This design uses a combination of series and parallel feeding schemes to achieve the desired array coefficients. The proposed approach is used to design a three-state switched-beam phased array with a scanning width of /spl plusmn/10/spl deg/. This phased array which is composed of 80 microstrip elements, achieves a gain of >20 dB, a sidelobe level of <-19 dB and a 10-dB bandwidth of >6.3% for all states of the beam. The antenna efficiency is measured at 33-36% in X band. It is shown that the proposed feeding scheme is insensitive to the mutual coupling among the elements.     

一种新型布局的圆极化微带天线阵优化设计

提出了一款高增益低副瓣新型圆极化微带天线阵。单元天线采用叠层切角圆极化微带结构,通过八边形边界布局和顺序旋转交叠组阵技术,实现了天线阵方向性图的对称性和圆极化辐射性能的最优化;馈电网络采用威尔金森功分器和最大平坦式阻抗变换器实现不等功分宽带阻抗匹配,通过改进馈电方向寻求对称结构,简化了馈电网络的设计。制作了天线阵实物并进行了测量。测试结果表明:天线在3.2~4.6 GHz频段内S₁₁<-10 dB,阻抗相对带宽36%;在3.8~4.5 GHz频段内顶点轴比小于3 dB,圆极化相对带宽17%;在4~4.4 GHz频段内天线增益均在15 dB以上,最高增益达17 dB。     

Beam-Steerable Ultra-Wide-Band Miniaturized Elliptical Phased Array Antenna Using Inverted-L-Shaped Modified Inset Feed and Defected Ground Structure for 5G Smartphones Millimeter-Wave Applications

Multi Input Multi Output (MIMO) and phased array systems are considered a key technologies to realize the 5G communication systems. Therefore, the purpose of this research is the suggestion of a novel mm-wave Ultrawide Band (UWB) antenna design with compact and straightforward layout suitable for both MIMO and phased array systems. Hence, the designed antenna array has been studied separately as a MIMO antenna and as a phased array antenna to carefully assess the performance of each system. The single antenna design is an elliptical patch antenna where the design novelty lies in the combination of a modified inset-feed and defected ground structure to provide a large bandwidth without any compromise in the radiation performance, nor in antenna size and design simplicity. The Design process are performed using CST MWS software, where the Rogers RT/Duroid 5880 substrate is chosen to construct the antenna. A broadband characteristic of 8.7 GHz from 26 to 34.7 GHz with two resonant frequencies at 28 GHz and 33 GHz is obtained. A good radiation properties are achieved, where the gain is greater than 4.5 dB while the radiation efficiency exceeds 97% over the operating band. The MIMO and phased array antennas are made up of 12-elements of the single UWB-antenna arranged linearly along the width-edge of the smartphone mainboard. The MIMO antenna proves a high diversity performance in terms of Diversity Gain (DG), Envelope Correlation Coefficient (ECC), Total Active Reflection Coefficient (TARC), Channel Capacity Loss (CCL) and Mean Effective Gain (MEG), owing to the low mutual coupling less than ??20 dB, which is obtained using a separating slits between the elements. In addition, the suggested phased array provides a highly stable gain up to 15 dB over the entire bandwidth at broadside direction, besides the wide scanning range of?±?60° at 28 GHz and?±?40° at 33 GHz. Hence, the attained results assure that the suggested antenna could be appropriate for incorporation in 5G smartphones and other wireless devices and can be effectively used for both phased array and MIMO applications.

     

CLIP antenna for wireless bluetooth applications

In this paper, a novel design for a coplanar waveguide antenna is developed that consists of two U-shaped slots. The antenna is named CLIP. The antenna was designed for a central frequency of 2.4 GHz, with an input impedance of 50 /spl Omega/. The antenna dimensions represent a 72% size reduction compared to a conventional microstrip rectangular-patch antenna. The measured antenna bandwidth was about 11%, while its gain was about 17 dB. These values are fairly acceptable in all wireless communication systems. The antenna configuration has a bidirectional radiation pattern, while a unidirectional radiation pattern was achieved by using a /spl lambda//sub 0//4 reflector with a metal plate. A 2/spl times/2 multi-element sub array was implemented to widen the application area. The mutual coupling between adjacent elements was low. Orthogonal-plane coupling between adjacent elements was introduced to increase the reduction in the mutual coupling. The mutual coupling level was reduced to less than -23 dB in all coupling planes. The CLIP antenna element and arrays were fabricated. Experimental measurements showed very good performance, which agreed well with simulation results.     

A mutual coupling study of linear and circular polarized microstrip antennas for diversity wireless systems

In this paper, an analysis of mutual coupling is presented to examine the benefits of orthogonal polarizations and patterns for adjacent microstrip antennas. The mutual coupling between two linear polarized antennas orientated in parallel polarizations (E and H plane) is reduced using low dielectric constant materials. The mutual coupling can be reduced an additional 20-35dB at the same inter-element spacing when adjacent elements are orientated in orthogonal polarizations, O plane. Similarly, the mutual coupling between two circular polarized antennas orientated in the parallel polarization is reduced using low dielectric constant materials. However, the reduction in mutual coupling between two circular polarized antenna elements orientated in the O plane is only an additional 1-6 dB. The mutual coupling between a linear polarized sum beam (1/2/spl lambda/) and difference beam (1/spl lambda/) antenna is reduced 20-35 dB below the case when using identical antennas only in the H- and O-planes. Compact two- and four-element multielement antennas with inter-element spacings less than 0.15/spl lambda/ are fabricated and the S parameters and radiation patterns are measured.     

一种基于5G应用的圆极化微带相控阵天线

本文提出一款应用于5G频段,可实现方位面±40°波束扫描的圆极化微带相控阵天线。该相控阵天线单元是由矩形贴片、上下介质板、缝隙耦合馈电结构、金属反射板构成。利用切比雪夫综合法的一分八不等分功分器实现相控阵天线的馈电形式。测试结果表明,阵列天线的驻波比带宽为3.25 GHz～3.69 GHz,端口隔离度大于25 dB,扫描过程中增益最大为21 dB,增益衰落小于3 dB,最大扫描角处轴比为2.89 dB。该天线具有低剖面、高隔离度、高增益以及良好的波束扫描性能等优点。     

一种新型混合馈电24GHz车载雷达阵列天线设计

针对阵列天线馈电网络比较复杂的问题,设计了一款24 GHz新型串并馈结合的微带天线阵,并进行了理论研究和仿真测试。该天线阵采用了串并联混合馈电网络,天线子阵和馈电网络的电流分布均采用了切比雪夫分布,有效抑制了旁瓣电平。同时将馈电网络与串馈天线子阵直接连接在一起,达到了小型化的目的,并减小了馈电网络的损耗。仿真结果表明:天线阵的增益可达到21.7 dBi,在中心频率24.1 GHz附近,E面和H面的副瓣电平分别为-20.3 dB 和-26.2 dB。该天线阵体积小,性能可靠,可用于24 GHz汽车防撞雷达。     

基于小间距低耦合阵元的微带天线阵设计*

设计微带天线阵时,减小阵元间距会导致阵元间耦合增加,从而导致增益下降(在考虑口径增益减小的基础上进一步下降).针对该问题,提出一种减弱小间距阵元间耦合的新方法,即通过在地板上蚀刻两条共面波导,引入新的幅度可调的耦合去抵消原有耦合,从而实现减小阵元间耦合的目的.该方法将邻边间距为0.024λ0(λ0是自由波长,中心间距约0.38λ0)的阵元之间的隔离度(IS21I)从6.1dB提高到21dB以上,改善了阵元的辐射特性,使每个阵元的辐射方向图接近单个贴片的辐射方向图.为验证有效性,本文基于该方法设计了一副二元微带天线阵,并对其进行测试,与等口径面的二元阵比较,增益提高了约1.2dBi,与等增益的二元阵比较,面积减少了约10.2％,且副瓣电平有较大改善.     

Parallel-series feed network with improved G/T performance for high-gain microstrip antenna arrays

A 16 x 8 microstrip antenna array with 28 dB of gain at 18 GHz using a parallel-series feed with reduced conductor traces is presented. The feed network connects antenna elements with about 50% reduction in conductor traces compared to conventional arrays with equal numbers of radiating elements. It also enhances the gain-bandwidth performance of the array and maintains a broadside radiation pattern in a wider frequency band. The full-wave simulation results are verified by means of measurements that demonstrate a relative gain-bandwidth of 4.4% with less than 1 dB of gain ripple.     

Millimeter-Wave Dual Polarized L-Shaped Horn Antenna for Wide-Angle Phased Arrays

A new broadband dual polarized L-shaped horn antenna and associated waveguide feed structure is presented. The antenna is well suited for millimeter-wave polarimetric phased array systems requiring wide-angle scanning and ease of integration with planar circuits. A stereolithographic fabrication process is employed to obtain the complex angles and intricate features that are essential for the antenna and feed design. Dielectric material is used to fill the horn antenna and waveguide feed, which allows for the desired radiation characteristics as well as low loss transition to the microstrip circuitry. Broadband attributes are demonstrated with measured return losses of better than$-$10 dB from 34 to 40 GHz. The measured gain is 5.3 dB at 35 GHz, along with 19 dB cross-polarization discrimination.     

A novel amplifying antenna array using patch-antenna couplers-design and measurement

This paper proposes a novel amplifying antenna array using the patch-antenna coupler formed by placing one or two open-ended microstrip lines (coupled lines) near and along the nonradiating edge(s) of a patch antenna. An X-band five-element array with broadside 25-dB Chebyshev radiation is demonstrated. When the input signal is fed to the center element, with most of the power radiating from the antenna, part of it is tapped to the coupled lines, amplified by an FET amplifier, and fed to the next antenna element. This process is repeated after all the antenna elements are fed with suitable power. The amplitude distribution of the fields radiated from the antennas is controlled by the coupling coefficient from the patch to the coupled line, which, in turn, is governed by the coupling length and gap between the patch and line. The measured return loss of the designed five-element array is -27 dB at the center frequency of 10 GHz with 2% 10-dB bandwidth. The radiation pattern possesses a transmitting gain of 15.9 dB, a half-power beamwidth of 17/spl deg/, and a sidelobe level of -22 dB.     

低互耦星载相控阵天线设计

介绍了一款工作于Ku频段的低互耦星载相控阵天线的设计方法, 采用在阵列单元周围加载金属腔体的方式降低阵列单元之间的互耦效应, 从而改善相控阵天线的方向图扫描特性.针对相控阵天线在二维±60°范围内低副瓣波束扫描的特点, 对5×5子阵和16×16阵列进行了研究, 验证了阵列的互耦降低方法的有效性和电性能.研究结果表明:相控阵单元间互耦小于-16 dB, 而相控阵单元在15.1~16.8 GHz电压驻波比小于2, 相对带宽11%;在频率为f₀±500 MHz范围内, E面3 dB波束宽度大于98°, 5 dB波束宽度大于113°, H面3 dB波束宽度大于113°, 5 dB波束宽度大于122°.在仿真设计的基础上, 研制了子阵天线试验样机, 测试结果与设计结果吻合良好, 证明了降低互耦方法的有效性, 天线单元方向图满足在±60°范围内波束扫描的要求, 可应用于相控阵雷达系统.     

Laminated waveguide as radiating element for array applications

This paper reports on the study of a new antenna as well as a five-element array prototype developed for communications in K-band and suitable for low temperature co-fired ceramic technology. The radiating element is an open waveguide realized in laminated technology. A special coaxial-to-waveguide transition has also been designed as feed port for measuring the prototypes. The element exhibits a 1 GHz bandwidth centered at 20.7 GHz and a 2.7 dBi gain. In an array configuration, mutual coupling between the elements is lower than -18 dB across the bandwidth. The simulated boresight radiation pattern of a five-element array is stable over the bandwidth and the gain reaches 9.2 dBi at 20.7 GHz. The measurements of the radiation pattern for a 20-degree scan angle, as well as the simulation, demonstrate the scanning capability of this array.     

宽带平面微带贴片天线阵设计

在分析了一种结构简单且具有宽带特性的双层贴近耦合微带贴片天线的基础上,通过计算阵列单元间E面和H面的互耦效应,确定了合适的阵元间距,并采用简单的T型等分功分器组成并联馈电网络,实际制作并测试了一个8×8元宽带平面天线阵。天线阵中心频率f0=12.5GHz,阻抗带宽大于16.0%(驻波比VSWR<2.0),增益大于22.5dB。这种结构的平面天线阵在卫星通信等领域应用前景广阔。     

毫米波雷达四元微带双天线阵的研制

本文介绍了一种应用于收发分离体制毫米波雷达前端的小型微带阵列双天线.双天线包含两个四元并馈微带天线阵,共置于直径为18.6毫米的圆形衬底上,分别作为雷达前端的接收和发射天线.前端电路采用自行研制的毫米波雷达MMIC套片,利用MCM技术集成在与天线共型的圆形衬底上,与天线以背对背方式连接,采用小孔耦合技术进行场耦合.经过对天线和整个前端的测试,收发天线提供了10.5dB的增益,两天线问的隔离度优于-34dB,雷达前端具备良好的收发性能.     

E-shaped patch antennas for high-speed wireless networks

Thin, broad-band, E-shaped microstrip patch antennas (ESPAs), operating in the 5-6 GHz frequency range, are presented. They are intended for high-speed (IEEE 802.11a, 54 Mb/s) wireless computer local area networks (WLAN) and other wireless communication systems. They are suitable for WLAN adaptor cards in the PCMCIA (also known as PC) format, allowing users of current notebook computers to upgrade to this high-speed wireless standard at a low cost. Importantly, our antennas are thin enough to be accommodated in a PCMCIA card of standard 5-mm thickness, without making the antenna end thicker than the card itself. Two different closely spaced antenna pairs are also presented for diversity. A new ESPA configuration with a microstrip feed is presented for easy integration with microwave transceivers. In all cases, within the two IEEE 802.11a WLAN bands (5.15-5.35 GHz and 5.725-5.825 GHz), the reflection coefficient at the antenna input is <-10 dB and in both antenna pairs, mutual coupling between the two antennas is <-20 dB.     

基于小型阵列试验的相控阵单元互耦特性研究

相控阵天线辐射单元的互耦特性对天线整体性能有着重要影响,而互耦与具体单元形式相关,因此模型复杂, 难以精确计算和预测。在阵元的小型阵列试验过程中,采用互耦测试的方法,对准八木振子、微带贴片、Vivaldi 单元 等几种典型宽带相控阵单元的互耦特性进行了实验研究,结果表明互耦对不同类型的单元影响大不相同,对单元特性 不仅有传统认为的负面作用,还可能有改善性能的作用,分析结果可供相控阵天线设计时参考;同时,利用测试数据 分析了小型试验阵列的规模对结果的影响,提出了小型阵列的规模依据。     

Ka 波段EBG 天线阵列的仿真与分析

电磁带隙(EBG)天线是一种可以提高天线辐射口径及增益的新型天线,本文首先以FSS 结构作为EBG 反射面,角 锥喇叭作为辐射源,设计了一种可以工作在29.7-30.2GHz,最大增益为23dB 的EBG 天线;其次,研究了7 个喇叭构成六 边形阵列时的阵列特性;最后,将EBG 天线用作单反射面多波束天线的馈源研究了波束的覆盖特性,结果表明,当波束 大小为1.12°时,多波束天线的峰值增益为44.5dB,边缘交叠电平为40.4dB,载干比大于12dB。证明了这种EBG 天线 具有良好的工作性能,为将来小型化反射面多波束天线的设计提供了一种新的思路。