A low-loss bandpass filter using electrically coupled high-Q TM01δ dielectric rod resonators

For a TM_01δ mode dielectric rod resonator placed coaxially in a TM₀₁ cutoff circular waveguide, characteristics such as the resonant frequency, its temperature coefficient, the unloaded Q, and the other resonances are discussed on the bases of accurate calculations using the mode-matching method. The results show that this resonator compares favorably with a conventional TE_01δ mode dielectric resonator, particularly for realization of a high unloaded Q. Analytical results also verify that interresonator coupling between these two resonators can be expressed equivalently by a capacitively coupled LC resonant circuit. A four-stage Chebyshev filter having a ripple of 0.035 dB and an equiripple bandwidth of 27 MHz at a center frequency of 11.958 GHz was fabricated using these resonators. Its insertion loss is 0.5 dB, which corresponds to an unloaded Q of 17000, and no spurious response appears in the frequency range below 17 GHz     

Resonant disk turnstile

In this paper, the resonant disk turnstile is introduced and analyzed. The disk turnstile differs from Dicke's full-waveguide turnstile in that four of the six ports are coaxial cable ports, yielding a much more compact turnstile, which is easier to construct. The disk turnstile operation is explained as a superposition of the disk TM₀₁ mode (nonradiating) and the disk TM₁₁ mode which couples directly to the circular waveguide (dominant) TE₁₁ mode. A useful operating fractional bandwidth of 3% is possible as compared to a Dicke turnstile bandwidth of about 6%     

Research Progress on X-Band Multibeam Klystron

The Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, started developing X-band multibeam klystrons (MBKs) in 2000. Three types of X-band MBKs are currently under research and development; two types operate in the fundamental mode (TM₀₁₀), and the other type operates in a high-order mode (coaxial TM₃₁₀). These MBKs operate over the frequency range from 8 to 10 GHz and have peak powers of 50-100 kW, average powers of 2.5-5 kW, and bandwidths of 5%. The design considerations and testing results are presented in this paper. The technological problems, including nonhomogeneity of the RF electric field and low beam transmission, are also described. Further research work on the improvement of these MBKs is discussed.     

Achievement of pencil-beam radiation from a TM01 modecircular waveguide source

A method employing appropriately placed parallel-metallic plates in the aperture of a TM₀₁ mode circular waveguide source so as to have it produce pencil-beam radiation is described and analyzed. Programmed computations, with experimental verification, are given for the case of a C-Band TM₀₁ source flared out to a conical horn so as to produce moderate (22 dBi) gain. Means of extending the method to achieve higher gains (40 dBi to 60 dBi) and to modify the plate arrangement so as to produce the same effect with a TE₀₁ mode are briefly outlined     

Dual-Mode Terahertz Extended Interaction Oscillator Driven by a Pseudospark-Sourced Sheet Electron Beam

A terahertz dual-mode extended interaction oscillator (EIO) driven by a pseudospark-sourced sheet electron beam (SEB) was presented. The major advantages of the newly developed circuit include 1) high-density SEB interacting with the TM₁₁ and TM₃₁ modes, respectively, and 2) high output power of over 1 kW at the sub-terahertz frequency range. Two different types of 2π modes and their output characteristics were studied, and the circuit was optimized to ensure efficient outputs of two standing-wave modes. The three-dimensional (3D) particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation predicts the maximum output power of 1.3 kW with the 3-dB bandwidth of ~0.5 GHz at 303 GHz when operating at the TM₁₁ mode, and 3.18 kW with the 3-dB bandwidth of ~0.85 GHz at 364 GHz when operating at the TM₃₁ mode.     

Q-factor computation of radiation loss corresponding to surfacewave in a patch circular resonator

The authors present a new approach for the Q-factor computation of radiation loss in a circular patch with surface wave TM₀. The circular patch resonant frequency (f) problem is formulated in terms of an integral equation using the transverse resonance method. First, the computed real part of f is found to compare closely with the published results considering space wave TM₁₁. Next, the Q-factor of the surface wave as a function of physical resonator parameters is presented     

Propagation of lower-order modes in a radially anisotropiccylindrical waveguide with liquid crystal cladding

The propagation behavior of the four lower-order modes, HE₁₁ , TE₀₁, TM₀₁, and HE₂₁, in a radially anisotropic cylindrical waveguide with liquid crystal cladding is studied both theoretically and experimentally. The cylindrical waveguide is a doubly-clad fiber with an isotropic core and inner cladding and a radially anisotropic outer cladding made of nematic liquid crystal. Theoretically, the propagation and decay constants for the TE₀₁ and TM₀₁ modes are obtained by solving the wave equations exactly, while those for the HE₁₁ and HE ₂₁ modes are derived using perturbation techniques under the weakly guiding approximation. It is predicted that in such a structure the guided TE₀₁ mode can be separated from the leaky HE₁₁, TM₀₁, and HE₂₁ modes. The theoretical results show good agreement with the experimental observations for a 3 cm long fiber cell with a 5 μm inner cladding radius     

Analysis of spherical annular microstrip antennas

The spherical annular microstrip antenna is analyzed. The antenna is excited by a coaxial line. The general transmission line model (GTLM) is used to compute the input impedance. The radiating TM₁₂ mode is considered because of its wide band. The effect of the other radiating modes and the nonradiating modes on the TM₁₂ mode is investigated. The effect of different parameters on the input impedance is considered. The radiation patterns are computed using the method of moments     

Patch antenna equivalent to simple monopole

Properties of a circular patch antenna with radiation characteristics similar to those of a resonant monopole are presented. The TM₀₁ mode excited patch on a small ground plane radiates a null on boresight and is easy to match to a 50 Ω line. Applications include mobile vehicle applications and wireless LANs     

Propagation of infrared radiation in hollow microstructuralcylindrical waveguides

Theoretical and numerical results are presented on the propagation of infrared radiation in TE₀₁-, TM₀₁-, and TE₁₁-like modes in an empty cylindrical, gold-coated waveguide of micron dimensions. Low-loss propagation is possible for the TE₀₁-like mode, whose configuration is similar to that of the TE₀₁ mode in a guide with perfectly conducting walls. Propagation is more lossy for the TM₀₁- and TE₁₁-like modes. While for small guide radii these modes resemble the TM₀₁ and TE₁₁ modes in a guide with perfectly conducting walls, they transform into surface waves as the guide radius is increased, with losses that are independent of guide radius     

Microstrip antenna on a conical surface

A theoretical analysis of microstrip antennas on conical conducting surfaces is presented. The resonant frequency, input impedance, radiation pattern, quality factor, and efficiency are obtained for a general geometry. Numerical results for a patch antenna with a cone angle &thetas;₀=33.88° operating in the fundamental TM₀₁ mode are shown     

基于多模谐振的低剖面宽带贴片天线

为了增加贴片天线的工作带宽和改善其辐射特性,提出了一种基于多模谐振的低剖面贴片天线。通过在矩形贴片的非辐射边加载短路壁降低H面的高交叉极化,在贴片下方加载短路销钉提高TM_1/2,0模式的谐振频率（f_1/2,0）;然后在TM_3/2,0模式的零电流位置处切割一个矩形缝隙来激发辐射缝隙模式（TM_RS）,得到低剖面、宽频带和低交叉极化的三模谐振贴片天线;最后通过增加贴片宽度和调整天线结构,降低TM_1/2,2模式的频率（f _1/2,2）,实现了四模谐振。仿真和实测结果表明该四模谐振贴片天线在0.03λ₀的厚度下可将带宽增加到21.7% (2.67～3.32 GHz).     

A wider band microstrip antenna for circular polarization

Circular polarization is achieved by separating two degenerate orthogonal modes in an annular ring patch antenna, by using an ear at the outer periphery. The analysis of such a structure is performed by using the generalized transmission line model. It is found theoretically that this structure can be used to generate circular polarization over a wider frequency range than other structures. An annular ring is designed and its performance is evaluated. Good agreement between the theory and the experiment is obtained. It is also found that the axial ratio bandwidth is higher for the TM₁₂ mode than the TM₃₂ mode of operation in an annular ring antenna     

W波段宽带SIW背腔缝隙天线

W波段（75~110 GHz）的电磁波大气吸收率低、波长短、可用频带宽,在雷达、通信等领域应用广泛.文章设计了一种W波段基片集成波导（substrate integrated waveguide,SIW）背腔缝隙天线,-10 dB的阻抗带宽达到28.6%（78.93~105.24 GHz）,覆盖了W波段75%的频带范围.天线采用双层基片结构.上层为SIW谐振腔及四条辐射缝隙构成的谐振辐射单元,谐振腔内同时存在TM₁₃₀与TM₃₁₀混合模、TM₃₂₀模以及TM₃₃₀模三种高次模,和辐射缝隙一起形成多谐特性,实现带宽拓展;底层为通过耦合缝隙馈电的集成波导,易于扩展成平面网络,构建高增益背腔缝隙天线阵列.该天线频带宽、交叉极化低、剖面低、易于与平面微波电路集成、加工成本低,具有良好的应用前景.     

Design of short high-power TE11-HE11 modeconverters in highly overmoded corrugated waveguides

A theoretical parametric study of TE₁₁ to HE₁₁ mode conversion in highly oversized, circumferentially corrugated circular waveguides with different inner diameters is presented for various frequencies in the range of 28 to 140 GHz. The depth of the annular slots is tapered gradually from one half to one quarter wavelength. Computer-aided optimization of converter length, shape of corrugations, and nonlinear slot depth variation has been achieved with a scattering matrix code employing the modal field matching techniques (modular analysis concept). Relatively short mode transducers with matched converter lengths are feasible. The optimum conversion lengths are L₁≈0.5λ_B (short converter) and L₂≈1.2λ_B (long converter), where λ_B is the beat wavelength of the TE₁₁ and TM₁₁ modes in the corresponding smooth-walled circular waveguide. The predicted performances of short and long mode transducers are practically identical. Experimental results taken at 70 GHz (i.d.=27.79 mm) are in excellent agreement with the theoretically predicted performance data. In all cases the HE₁₁ output mode purity is 99% to 99.5%. The maximum cross-polarization and input-reflection levels are below -29 dB and -50 dB, respectively     

Wideband circular patch antenna operated at TM01 mode

The characteristics of a circular patch microstrip antenna with a top-loaded monopole feed are investigated. Air is used as the dielectric substrate. The distance between the radiating patch and ground plane is ~0.15λ₀. The patch is excited in the TM₀₁ mode. An impedance bandwidth (SWR<2) of 50% and an average gain of 5dBi are obtained     

Behavior of the first higher-order modes of a circular core opticalfiber whose core cross-section changes into an ellipse

The vector finite element method is used for investigating the behavior of a set of the first higher-order, four-fold degenerate modes (TE₀₁, TM₀₁, and two-fold degenerate HE₂₁ modes) of a circular core optical fiber whose core cross-section changes into an ellipse. It is found that the TE₀₁ mode becomes the first higher-order mode polarized along the minor axis, E ₂₁^y mode, in a dual-mode region. The remaining three modes become, respectively, the first higher-order mode polarized along the major axis, E₂₁^x mode, and the second higher-order modes polarized along the major and minor axes, E₁₂ ^x and E₁₂^y modes, in the order of magnitude of the effective index. It is also found that the effective index of the E₂₁^x mode is smaller than that of the E₂₁^y mode in a small ellipticity region     

Surface wave excitation on a microstrip ring antenna

A theoretical analysis of the excitation of surface waves on a microstrip ring antenna is presented. The problem is formulated using dyadic Green's functions in a layered medium with magnetic-type equivalent current sources. The integral equation for the fields is solved in the wave number complex plane so that the fields from space and surface waves are obtained separately. The space wave radiation efficiency is calculated for the TM₁₁, TM₁₂, and TM₁₃ modes for various values of the normalized dielectric substrate thickness, d/λ₀. It is noted that the TM₁₃ mode radiates more efficiently than the TM₁₁ and TM₁₂ modes. The results are of importance in the design of these antennas     

A millimeter-wave omnidirectional dielectric rod metallic gratingantenna

A new millimeter-wave omnidirectional dielectric rod metallic grating antenna is investigated theoretically and experimentally, in this paper. The radiation characteristics of the antenna are carefully investigated by a rigorous formulation for the TE₀₁-mode and TM₀₁-mode excitation in the Ka-band frequency range. Based on the analysis, an omnidirectional antenna excited by the TE₀₁ mode is designed and measured. The measured results are compared with theoretical predictions and good agreement is found. Extensive numerical results are given to establish some useful guidelines for the design of the omnidirectional antenna     

Application of an algebraic tool to fast analysis and synthesis ofconformal printed antennas

The analysis and synthesis of conformal printed antennas on conical surfaces are investigated. The theoretical model is based on the cavity model and the concept of dynamic permittivity to take into account the thickness and the fringing field effects. The originality comes from the use of a computer algebra system to generate the polynomial expression of the zeros of characteristic equations and the analytical relation between the half-angle of the cone and the order of the associated Legendre functions. Fast and accurate expressions for the resonance frequency are given for a rectangular radiating element operating in TM₁₀ and TM₀₁ modes. This model is easily included in a CAD package. Very good agreement is observed between numerical results and experiments