相关性分析在CDMA系统馈线检查中的应用

本文简单介绍了应用相关性分析对CDMA系统馈线进行检查的基本原理,结合实际的应用,验证了该方法为天馈系统的故障排查提供了一种新的便捷手段。     

A Low‐Cost Method to Evaluate Absorber Reflectivity Using an Antenna with a Small Radiating Aperture and Frequency‐Domain Instrument

We propose a way to measure the absorber reflectivity at a low cost. Only one simple antenna with a small radiating aperture and a frequency‐domain instrument are utilized. The previously used equation for calculating the reflectivity of an absorber is inaccurate, and, therefore, a new equation is derived based on multiple reflection analysis and three test models. Notably, the reflection coefficient of the antenna is included in the derived equation. The accuracy of the proposed method is proven through simulation and measurements. It can be easily applied to a product examination by absorber manufacturers and customers owing to its advantages of simplicity, cost effectiveness, and non‐cutting examination.     

一种单纯形遗传算法及其应用

本文深入分析了智能天线应用中广播波束成形权值反向求解的工程优化问题,引入单纯形算法对传统遗传算法进行改进并提出了一种新的单纯形遗传算法。通过具体应用验证,实现了较好自动求解权值的目的。同时,本算法也可在其他网络规划和网络优化等寻优问题中参考使用。     

Broadband circularly polarized patch antenna with gap‐coupled feed and resistor loading

A broadband circularly polarized patch antenna with suspended structure is proposed. The suspended patch has a bow‐tie structure and a gap‐coupled feed. By connecting a resistor load to another gap‐coupled feed port at the opposite position, a wide impedance and axial ratio (AR) bandwidths are obtained. The proposed design has a very simple antenna structure with an impedance bandwidth of 44.5% and a 3‐dB AR bandwidth of 33.8%, respectively. The results show that the bandwidth of the patch antenna is successfully broadened using the suspended configuration, gap‐coupled feed, and resistor loading. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 24:587–593, 2014.     

Integrated design of filtering antenna with high selectivity and improved performance for L-band applications

An integrated design of compact filtering antenna having high selectivity and suppressed unwanted harmonics is proposed in this paper. The proposed filtering antenna is obtained by integrating a modified elliptic-shaped monopole antenna with a modified interdigital bandpass filter (IBPF). At first, a modified elliptic-shaped monopole antenna is designed and investigated through numerical simulation and experimentally. Further, the modified IBPF reported in the literature is integrated with the proposed monopole antenna to achieve good passband selectivity and suppressed unwanted harmonics for the proposed filtering antenna. The proposed filtering antenna is analysed through numerical simulation software. The simulated −10 dB reflection coefficient bandwidth of the proposed filtering antenna covers the frequency range 1.01–1.96 GHz with improved band-edge selectivity and unwanted harmonic suppression up to 8 GHz (= 5.4 f₀, where f₀ is the centre frequency of passband). It has nearly stable omnidirectional radiation patterns over the whole frequency band. The proposed filtering antenna was fabricated and experimentally tested. The experimental results are nearly in agreement with corresponding numerical simulation results. The proposed filtering antenna can be a suitable candidate for various L-band wireless communication applications.     

λ/64‐spaced compact ESPAR antenna via analog RF switches for a single RF chain MIMO system

In this study, an electronically steerable parasitic array radiator (ESPAR) antenna via analog radio frequency (RF) switches for a single RF chain MIMO system is presented. The proposed antenna elements are spaced at λ/64, and the antenna size is miniaturized via a dielectric radome. The optimum reactance load value is calculated via the beamforming load search algorithm. A switch simplifies the design and implementation of the reactance loads and does not require additional complex antenna matching circuits. The measured impedance bandwidth of the proposed ESPAR antenna is 1,500 MHz (1.75 GHz–3.25 GHz). The proposed antenna exhibits a beam pattern that is reconfigurable at 2.48 GHz due to changes in the reactance value, and the measured peak antenna gain is 4.8 dBi. The reception performance is measured by using a 4  4 BPSK signal. The measured average SNR is 17 dB when using the proposed ESPAR antenna as a transmitter, and the average SNR is 16.7 dB when using a four‐conventional monopole antenna.     

To reduce side lobe level of slotted array antennas using nonuniform waveguides

In this article, a method is presented to reduce the side lobe level of slotted waveguide array antennas while the gain to be constant. In this method, the H‐plane dimension of the waveguide is considered as the variable rather than constant. The nonuniformity of waveguide walls obviates the need for offset of slots and thereby reduces the side lobe level of radiation pattern. A slotted nonuniform waveguide is designed at frequency 10 GHz and then fabricated and tested. © 2015 The Authors International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer‐Aided Engineering Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 26:42–46, 2016.     

Wideband Fabry-Perot cavity antenna

In order to improve the radiation bandwidth of the Fabry-Perot Cavity (FPC) antenna, a new approach has been proposed, namely employing a tapered corrugation structure on the ground plane. To verify the proposed method, a wideband high-gain FPC antenna is designed. By introducing the corrugation structure, the height of the cavity can be gradually reduced. In this way, the phase of the radiation field can be compensated, which leads to a well-distributed radiation aperture. Therefore, the 3dB gain bandwidth can be enhanced. This structure is calculated by the CST Microwave Studio. The results validate the proposed approach, which helps 3dB gain bandwidth improvement from 17％ to 24％. Moreover, the 10dB impedance bandwidth and the maximum realized gain remain unchanged, that is, 35.7％ and 14.7dBi, respectively. This design can be widely used in many applications, such as wireless communication, due to its relatively wide bandwidth.     

Design and analysis of implantable CPW fed bowtie antenna for ISM band applications

A novel implantable coplanar waveguide (CPW) fed crossed bowtie antenna is proposed for short-range biomedical applications. The antenna is designed to resonate at 2.45 GHz, one of the industrial-scientific-medical (ISM) bands. It is investigated by use of the method of moments design equations and its simulation software (IE3D version 15). The size of the antenna is 371.8 mm³ (26 mm × 22 mm × 0.65 mm). The simulated and analyzed return losses are −23 and −25 dB at the resonant frequency of 2.45 GHz. We have analyzed some more performances of the proposed antenna and the results show that the proposed antenna is a perfect candidate for implantation. The proposed antenna has substantial merits like low profile, miniaturization, lower return loss and better impedance matching with high gain over other implanted antennas.     

Computationally feasible narrow‐band antenna modeling using response features

Accurate and low‐cost models of input characteristics are of primary importance from the point of view of efficient design of antenna structures. Yet, the modeling problem is difficult because reflection responses are highly nonlinear functions of frequency and change considerably when adjusting antenna dimensions. Conventional approximation‐based models require massive datasets and often fail to provide required accuracy. This work demonstrates a possibility of dramatic reduction of the number of training samples, which is achieved by reformulating the modeling problem in a space of appropriately defined response features. The key factor is that dependence of feature point coordinates (both frequency and level) on antenna dimensions is less nonlinear than for the standard responses (S‐parameters vs. frequency). Our methodology permits construction of reliable surrogates using much smaller datasets than those required by conventional approaches. Experimental validation indicates that our models provide accuracy that is sufficient for practical antenna design.