The analysis and comparison of two novel kinds of focusing elements as reflectors

In this article, two novel kinds of focusing elements as reflectors are analyzed and compared. One is the grooved Fresnel zone plate reflector with continuous phase‐correcting. The other called subzone paraboloid reflector, has the profile that consists of a series of paraboloids. Their diffraction efficiencies and bandwidths are described. The two elements still preserve the advantages of Fresnel zone plates, namely, low profile, high efficiency, and simple fabrication. Two dual‐reflector antennas using the proposed focusing elements as the main reflectors are simulated and the results show that these antennas have good radiation performances. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 25:101–108, 2015.     

CAD OF MILLIMETER WAVE OSCILLATORS WITH THE FDHB TECHNIQUE

In this paper the modelling, analysis and optimization of millimeter wave oscillatorsare investigated by using the a frequency-domain harmonic balance technique (FDHB), where theexternal-circuit impedances looking outside from the active device are calculated with a combinedtechnique of modes expansion, Galerkin, and collocation methods. The optimization results arein agreement with the experimental ones, which show the reliability of the presented model andoptimization.     

FAFFA加速的PO-MM研究复杂金属载体上线天线电磁特性

本文提出了一种快速远场近似(FAFFA)加速的混合物理光学矩量法(POMM),利用FAFFA加速计算矩阵方程中的矩阵矢量积,明显提高了计算效率.对物体表面上的远场组之间的耦合作用推导出了一组简洁的计算公式,并分析了计算复杂度.复杂金属组合体上线天线输入导纳、互导纳和方向性图的计算结果与文献结果一致.利用该方法分析计算了一个舰船模型上线天线的电磁特性.数值结果表明了这种方法的正确性和工程应用中的有效性.     

Dynamic deviation reduction‐based concurrent dual‐band digital predistortion

This article introduces the concurrent dual‐band digital predistortion (DPD) architecture with only one upconvertion unit, which is suitable for the linearization of wideband power amplifiers (PAs) excited by concurrent dual‐band signals. By extending the conventional dynamic deviation reduction (DDR) model to the concurrent dual‐band mode, we propose two DDR‐based concurrent dual‐band models, the dual‐band DDR (DB‐DDR) model and the simplified dual‐band DDR (SDB‐DDR) model. The performance of these two models is experimentally assessed with two types of wideband PAs (a GaN Class F PA and a GaN Doherty PA) driven by the concurrent dual‐band signal, and compared with the prior two‐dimensional digital predistortion (2D‐DPD) model and the two‐dimensional modified memory polynomial (2D‐MMP) model. The results prove the good DPD performance and low computational complexity of the proposed models. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 24:401–411, 2014.     

多功能吉赫兹横电磁波小室设计

目前一般的GTEM(吉赫兹横电磁波)小室大都用于EMS(电磁抗扰度)测试,而针对于EMI(电磁干扰)测试的尚不多见.介绍了一种既可用于EMS测试又可用于EMI测试,且还可用于高频电路辐射机理诊断的多功能GTEM小室,给出了该GTEM小室的结构设计方法和测量原理,阐述了利用该GTEM进行高频电路辐射机理诊断的实现方法.GTEM小室设计方案采用的是多极矩模型实现,可将近场测量结果转换为标准远场测量结果(如电波暗室或开域场).此外,利用该GTEM小室以及近场电磁场探头和频谱分析仪对被测设备进行近场测量,即可得出被测设备的辐射机理测量结果.     

Millimeter‐wave planar high gain SIW antenna using half elliptic radiation slots

This article reports a high gain millimeter‐wave substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) antenna using low cost printed circuit board technology. The half elliptic slots which can provide small shunt admittance, low cross polarization level and low mutual coupling are etched on the board surface of SIW as radiation slots for large array application. Design procedure for analyzing the characteristics of proposed radiation slot, the beam‐forming structure and the array antenna are presented. As examples, an 8 × 8 and a 32 × 32 SIW slot array antennas are designed and verified by experiments. Good agreements between simulation and measured results are achieved, which shows the 8 × 8 SIW slot array antenna has a gain of 20.8 dBi at 42.5 GHz, the maximum sidelobe level of 42.5 GHz E‐plane and H‐plane radiation patterns are 22.3 dB and 22.1 dB, respectively. The 32 × 32 SIW slot array antenna has a maximum measured gain of 30.05 dBi at 42.5 GHz. At 42.3 GHz, the measured antenna has a gain of 29.6 dBi and a maximum sidelobe level of 19.89 dB and 15.0 dB for the E‐plane and H‐plane radiation patterns. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 25:709–718, 2015.     

Effectively utilizing project,product and process knowledge

Improving project management, product development and engineering processes is for many companies crucial to survive in a fast changing environment. However, these activities are rarely integrated well due to the diversity of stakeholders with individual knowledge about projects, products and processes. This case study shows how Alcatel-Lucent over time achieved effective interaction of engineering processes, tools and people on the basis of a knowledge-centric product life-cycle management (PLM). Starting from identifying project, product and process knowledge, we show how they can be effectively integrated for best possible usage across the enterprise. The case study provides insight into how to best embark on PLM and how to effectively integrate product development with supportive tools. It describes how the concepts can be transferred to software engineering teams and IT departments in other companies. Concrete results from several product lines, such as efficiency improvement and better global development underline the business value.     

一种基于介质加载的地球覆盖波束天线设计

地球覆盖波束天线为低轨卫星与地面终端之间的数据传输建立了通道,文中研究了一种新型的介质 加载地球覆盖波束天线。基于介质加载的方法,文中提出了一种圆极化地球覆盖波束天线设计,该天线由馈电网 络、馈源和介质三部分组成,介质包括底部圆柱部分和顶部半球部分,馈源集成于介质内部。设计的地球覆盖波束 天线工作在C 波段,轴向0°~64°范围内增益在0 dBic 以上,40°方向增益为5. 2 dBic。天线尺寸紧凑,辐射波束具有 较好的空间截止特性,可满足立方星应用。     

基于子图像变标的非线性轨迹SAR成像及其自聚焦方法

合成孔径雷达(SAR)的非线性轨迹运动可能会在雷达回波信号中引入严重的二维空变特性,因此基于方位平移不变性假设的传统频域成像算法不再适用于非线性轨迹SAR的高精度成像。现有非线性轨迹SAR成像算法通常采用复杂的非线性变标(NCS)校正回波信号的方位空变特性,然而NCS参数过多导致算法复杂,使得其当存在较大平台运动测量误差时无法与现有自聚焦算法有效结合。针对该问题,该文提出一种基于子图像NCS的非线性轨迹SAR成像及其自聚焦方法,在保证成像精度的前提下能够减少NCS的参数数量,更有利于后续的自聚焦处理。仿真与实测数据处理验证了所提方法的有效性。      

Experimental investigation and comparison of super‐wideband antipodal slot antennas

Three novel, super‐wideband antipodal slot antennas with different tuning stubs are studied and compared with each other. Smooth, half‐circular slot profile is used to improve the antennas' polarization purity and impedance bandwidth, and different tuning stubs are used to finely tune the antennas' radiation performance. As will be reported, low crosspolarization level, stable dipole‐like pattern, and flat gain performances can be obtained within an operation bandwidth of 6.3:1 by introducing a smooth antipodal slot structure and a cup‐shape tuning patch. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE, 2011.