A Beam-Steering Antenna Array Using Injection Locked Coupled Oscillators With Self-Tuning of Oscillator Free-Running Frequencies

The analysis and experimental results of an antenna array using injection locked coupled oscillators with self-tuning of oscillator free-running frequencies are presented. With the use of coupled type-II phase locked loops for tuning oscillator free-running frequencies and an external injection signal for stabilizing the array operating frequency, this antenna array can steer its beam through a single control voltage and hold its output frequency at the injection signal frequency in operation. In addition, its beam-pointing error arising from phase errors in coupled oscillators can be reduced and the array works well over a certain frequency band. Phase dynamics and stability are studied and experimentally verified. Experimental results of a three-element injection locked coupled oscillator array show that its uniform phase progression ranges between $-$16 $^{circ}$ and 52$^{circ}$ , and the phase errors are less than 5 $^{circ}$ at 2.7 GHz. The operation bandwidth is shown from 2.68–2.72 GHz. By loading the injection locked coupled oscillator array with rectangular patch antennas, the beam-steering radiation characteristics are measured at various control voltages.      

Simultaneous Electromagnetic Measurement Using a Parallel Modulated Probe Array

A simultaneous measurement method using a parallel modulated probe array is proposed to measure the electromagnetic field radiated by antennas at different locations simultaneously. Each modulated probe is excited by a local signal with different frequency, so that the received intermediate frequency (IF) signal contains different frequency components which indicate the relative magnitude of the radio-frequency signal at positions of the probes, and all the IF components are measured simultaneously by a broadband microwave receiver. The effect of the local signal on the received IF signal and interaction effect between the probe array and the measured antenna are investigated. The accuracy of the method is shown by measuring the antenna radiation pattern. A 3D antenna radiation measurement system based on the present method is also developed. The performance of the system is demonstrated by measuring the radiation efficiency of antennas.     

改进的GPS抗干扰自适应天线阵性能研究

文章提出了一种用于GPS接收机的新型抗干扰自适应天线阵,并给出了对其方向图和输出信干噪比的仿真过程.比较了在相同的信号环境时,该天线阵与常用的均匀直线阵、等间隔圆形阵的性能.结果表明,使用该自适应阵可以改善天线阵的方向图,提高输出信号干扰噪声比SINR,增强接收机的抗干扰能力.     

一种新型宽带双极化低剖面复合式阵列天线

提出了一种利用多种形式的辐射贴片阵元组成的复合式阵列天线。阵元采用了多种形式的馈电方法。部分阵元和馈电微带线直接连接馈电,其他阵元和馈电微带线采用电磁耦合进行馈电。通过优化辐射贴片的形状、对应的馈电方法、辐射贴片连接端的阻抗调节块、阵列单元之间的阻抗调节段,在宽频带内不但获得了良好的阻抗特性,也实现了期望的赋形辐射方向图。测试结果表明,该阵列天线高度小于中心频率的0.06个波长,相对阻抗带宽(驻波比小于1.45)和辐射带宽分别超过23%和17%。     

A Frequency Modulator with Gain for a Space Array

An active microwave frequency modulator is described which has been devised for a retrodirective space array. In this modulator one tunnel diode simultaneously functions as amplifier, frequency translator, and frequency modulator. The modulator is an image frequency converter with a local oscillator signal injected into the modulator circuit. The frequency of the image signal is modulated by varying the frequency of the local oscillator. The image frequency is the difference between the second harmonic of the local oscillator and the signal frequency. The frequency deviation of the image frequency signal is twice the frequency deviation of the local oscillator signal. Since the image frequency signal is the lower modulation side-band, its phase is inverted in reference to the phase of the incoming signal. The retrodirective characteristic of the modulated space antenna is realized by the phase inversion property of the modulator. Each array element is terminated with one modulator, and the local oscillator signals that are directed to the modulators must be of equal phase. No nonreciprocal device is required to separate incoming and reradiated signals in the antenna array. In order to determine the optimum operating conditions the analysis of the image frequency converter was derived and an experimental model was tested at 2 Gc. Amplification of the image frequency signal over the incoming signal of 27 db was obtained. The local oscillator power required by one modulator is 10 /spl mu/w; the dc bias power is less than 100 /spl mu/w.     

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.     

Phase-Locked Loop Coherent Combiners for Phased Array Sensor Systems

Phase-locked loops (PLL's) may be used to implement signal combiners which coherently sum multiple signals from an array of sensors. In each combiner channel, the sensor signal is simultaneously downconverted to an intermediate frequency (IF) signal and phase-locked to an appropriately generated reference signal by a "long-loop" PLL. This loop maintains a nominal 90° phase difference between the IF signal and the reference signal irrespective of phase of the channel input (sensor output) signal. The channel IF signals are summed to generate the combiner output signal. The reference signal may be a locally generated sine wave or a delayed version of the combiner output signal. Imperfect phase control and, thus, imperfect signal combining results when noise voltages are associated with the channel signals. In this paper, a lincarized model of a PLL coherent combiner is developed. This model applies when the desired channel signals are equal amplitude and angle modulated; the channel noise voltages are equal level, Gaussian distributed, and independent; and the combiner phase errors are appropriately small. This model is then used to derive equations for the variance of differential phase errors associated with combiner operation and to show the effect of these phase errors on the average power in the combiner output signal. Relevant experimental results from a four-channel combiner are compared with the performance predicted by the linear model.     

强耦合发射阵的电磁兼容分析

对于强耦合有源相控阵,其阵中单元存在共模和差模两种辐射模式,为减小共模辐射对发射系统的 干扰,本文从奇偶模理论出发,对阵中单元天线的辐射模式进行分解,得到与发射系统输出相关的奇模阻抗和奇模 辐射功率,其意义在于实现了强耦合阵列端口两种有源阻抗分离,从而为单元端口匹配提供了理论支持;本文最终 以3伊3 强耦合阵为例,用一种180毅混合巴伦对耦合天线奇、偶模进行物理分解,并进行了阻抗匹配设计,实验结果表 明,该方法有效降低了系统中的共模干扰,对一般有源阵列电磁兼容分析及工程应用具有参考意义。     

基于机电耦合的有源相控阵天线辐射和散射特性综合优化

针对有源相控阵天线的雷达散射截面(Radar Cross Section,RCS)计算复杂、缩减困难,以及RCS与辐射性能难以兼顾问题,基于阵面结构变形与安装引起的辐射单元位置偏移分析,利用辐射单元相位误差,建立了有源相控阵天线阵列散射因子RCS的机电耦合模型.并基于该耦合模型,应用粒子群优化算法,优化阵面所有辐射单元的安装高度,以实现有源相控阵天线辐射性能和散射性能的全优.仿真结果表明,所建立的耦合模型及综合优化方法能够在保证有源相控阵天线辐射性能的条件下,有效缩减其RCS,具有重要的工程应用价值.     

抗干扰天线及天线阵列研究

本文对抗干扰天线及天线阵列进行了研究,提出了一种小型化的微带贴片天线,并使用该天线单元进行组阵。文中提出的立体天线阵列的主天线单元实现了宽波束和在低仰角方向上增益的改善,能够满足工程应用的需要。     

交错阵列甚低频信号产生方法研究

10 kHz量级甚低频电磁波信号具有较强的地物穿透能力,可用于地质勘探。由于其天线尺寸在10 km量级,其应用场合受到限制,研究基于适当尺寸高频雷达天线的甚低频电磁波信号产生方法具有重要意义。该文提出基于高频阵列天线产生甚低频信号的概念,利用阵列天线合成产生近光速远离运动雷达多普勒信号,实现信号频率的大幅降低。给出了发射波形、交错阵列设计和阵列参数选择方法。将周期脉冲串信号作为辐射单元信号,增大合成信号脉宽。利用阵列产生的脉宽展宽量填补脉冲信号的休止期,在目标区合成时间连续的甚低频信号。采用峰值旁瓣比(PSLR)、积分旁瓣比(ISLR)、阵列发射信号与合成信号的频谱对比评价合成低频信号的性能和发射信号的能量利用率。该文仿真了百米量级阵列100 MHz辐射单元信号在目标区合成10 kHz甚低频信号的情况:9行阵列构成交错阵列、辐射单元信号脉宽设置为0.115 μs时,合成信号频谱的峰值旁瓣比和积分旁瓣比分别为–13.34 dB和–9.44 dB, 10 kHz低频信号在合成信号中的能量占比为89.79%。该文分析了辐射单元间距误差、辐射单元信号时间、相位与幅度误差以及目标偏离预定位置的影响。仿真结果表明了该文方法的有效性。      

Memetic Algorithms for Optimizing Adaptive Linear Array Patterns by Phase-Position Perturbation

In this paper, based on the phase-position perturbation method, an innovative optimal adaptive antenna technique is proposed, where the deduced radiation pattern formulas available for searching optimal solutions are used to search the optimal weighting vector. The optimal radiation pattern designs of adaptive antenna are studied by the phase-position perturbation method. Memetic algorithms are used to search the optimal weighting vector of the phase-position perturbations for the array factor. The design for an optimal radiation pattern of an adaptive antenna can not only adjustably suppress the interferers by placing nulls at the directions of the interfering sources, but at the same time provide a maximum main lobe in the direction of the desired signal, i.e., to maximize the signal-to-interference ratio. To achieve this goal, a new convergent method, referred to as the two-way convergent method for memetic algorithms, is proposed. The memetic algorithm combines a genetic algorithm and local search heuristics to solve combinatorial optimization problems. The memetic algorithm is a kind of improved type of the traditional genetic algorithm. By using a local search procedure, it can avoid the shortcomings of the traditional genetic algorithm, whose termination criteria are set up by using the trial and error method. This proposed method is also able to solve the multipath problem, which exists at the same time in this communication system. The optimal radiation pattern concept can be implemented in practical wireless communication systems. Simulation results are also given in this paper.     

Fixed-Beam Frequency-Tunable Phase-Reversal Coplanar Stripline Antenna Array

A fixed-beam frequency-tunable coplanar stripline (CPS) antenna array using the phase reversal technique and varactor diodes tuning is presented. The antenna array is composed of plurality of half-wavelength CPS sections interconnected by phase reversing crossovers. These crossovers have two functions: they serve as the radiators (small dipoles) of the array and also provide their own required in-phase excitations for broadside radiation. Two microstrip-to-CPS transitions for excitation of the balanced input/output antenna array are implemented and compared. A six-element array is demonstrated theoretically and experimentally, with 9.3 dBi of gain for bidirectional radiation and 12.5 dBi of gain for unidirectional radiation using a back reflector. Moreover, shunt varactor diodes are incorporated along the CPS structure to achieve frequency tuning through a bias voltage control while broadside radiation patterns remain fixed. The return loss and the radiation patterns at several frequencies are presented, and up to 50% tuning range is obtained. The proposed antenna array is simple and uniplanar with small lateral size, high radiation efficiency and high directivity. In addition, it uses a very simple biasing circuit with high DC-RF isolation. Its balanced input/output makes it suitable for RF system integration and active integrated antenna design.     

结构误差对天线阵面电性能的影响

基于场耦合的概念,建立了有源相控阵天线阵面的机电耦合模型。天线阵面的阵元布置为环栅阵,仿真计算了阵面因子方向图和阵面方向图。依据此环栅阵,将结构误差加入机电耦合模型,得到结构变形误差,阵面加工误差,累积安装误差对天线阵面电性能的影响数据。研究分析结构误差对天线增益、栅瓣电平、波束指向和波束宽度等天线阵面电性能指标的影响,可知天线阵面对振动的位移响应对电性能的影响满足系统的指标要求,阵面加工误差和累积安装误差对天线阵面电性能的影响较小。     

基于EBG结构吸波材料在螺旋天线阵中的应用

研究了基于EBG结构的超薄吸波材料在螺旋天线阵RCS缩减中的应用。通过采取在EBG贴片之间加载集总电阻的方式实现吸波材料,并将螺旋天线阵金属底面用EBG吸波材料代替,以期实现了天线阵工作频带内RCS减缩的目标。实验结果表明,在EBGRAM的吸收频段内该吸波材料能有效缩减螺旋天线阵的RCS,同时保持天线单元辐射性能,仅前向增益有所下降。     

基于SSPPs的低剖面宽带八木天线阵列设计

提出了一种基于新型人工表面等离子体激元(Spoof Surface Plasmon Polaritons, SSPPs)馈电带有引向器的低剖面宽带八木天线阵列。天线阵列包括两部分:基于人工表面等离子体激元波导的四路宽带功分器和八木天线阵列。人工表面等离子体激元具有高的场局限性,将信号束缚在人工表面等离子体激元的凹槽结构中保证了信号的高效传输,减少了传输损耗。八木天线通过进一步加载引向器结构能够实现端射辐射特性。测试结果表明:天线阵列的回波损耗在4.5 ~6.05 GHz 频率范围内小于-10 dB。天线阵列实际增益在4.5 ~ 6.05 GHz 范围内最高可达11.1 dBi。     

一种基于二维相控阵天线的RFID定位方法

RFID（Radio Frequency Identification）射频识别系统中,如何在识别标签基本信息的基础上进一步精准地感知标签的实时位置一直是一个重要问题.本文首次提出一种基于二维相控阵天线的非测距RFID标签定位方法（Phased Array based Range Free Tag Localization,PATL）.该方法利用相控阵天线辐射波束角度可调的特点,对搜索平面依次进行扫描,并通过统计不同天线区域内标签出现的次数,利用加权算法给出标签的二维位置.该方法能够在不借助参考标签或辅助设备的前提下对多个目标标签进行实时定位.通过利用一款集成有相控阵天线的商用超高频RFID阅读器对方法进行了实验验证.结果表明,算法的定位精度能达到21cm.     

加载调流电感的超宽带紧耦合阵列天线

基于阵列天线依靠阵元间电磁耦合拓展带宽的理论,提出阵元调流电感加载技术,设计一种新型超宽带相控阵天线。相比于一般紧耦合阵列天线,将工作带宽从5 倍频程提高至8. 8 倍频程。通过对天线进行加工与测试,验证其具备良好的波束特性和较高的辐射效率。其结果是该阵列天线可广泛应用于具备侦察、干扰、探测、通信等多功能电子系统。     

天线阵元相位中心的一种测量方法

分析天线阵元相位差与其相位中心的数学关系,建立了阵元相位中心的目标函数模型。基于实际的天线阵列测试系统对对数周期天线阵元相位中心进行测量,并利用最小二乘法求出阵元实际相位中心。分析比较了实测与理论的相位中心差异,结果表明:在大部分工作频率上实测结果与理论计算结果较一致,但在高频实测相位中心比理论相位中心更靠近馈电点;实际测量的相位中心能够有效地表征各阵元间实际相位关系。