Analysis and design of broad-band single-layer rectangular U-slot microstrip patch antennas

A wide operating bandwidth for a single-layer coaxially fed rectangular microstrip patch antenna can be obtained by cutting a U-shaped slot on the patch. This antenna structure has recently been found experimentally to provide impedance bandwidths of 10%-40%, even with nonair substrates. However, design rules for this antenna have not yet been presented. This paper develops principle design procedures through examination of the structure's multiple resonant frequencies as well as the radiation and impedance properties of different antenna geometries. The approximate design rules are derived by analysis of former experiments, method of moments (MoM) simulations, and measurement results. Simulations and measurements of several antennas designed using these new rules are presented and directions for further study are discussed.     

宽带平面Balun偶极子天线的FDTD分析

研究了应用时域有限差分法（FDTD）方法分析了平面了Balun偶极子天线。结果表明，FDTD方法分析平面结构的天线非常有效。通过计算，可以得到天线的回波损耗和辐射特性，同时与实验结果相比，具有较好的一致性，对于天线的分析与优化设计具有一定的指导意义。     

一种P波段大功率发射用宽带贴片天线研究

提出了一种P波段的宽带开槽贴片天线用于大功率发射天线阵单元。这种天线用蜂窝材料支撑,同轴线直接馈电,能承受最大800W的连续波功率。优化开槽的位置,槽的长度、宽度可以使此天线达到较宽的带宽,并提高天线的效率。为验证设计方法,设计了一个P波段天线,带宽达27%,并测试了其性能。测试结果与仿真结果比较一致,说明了此方法的有效性。     

Analysis of coaxial collinear antenna: recurrence formula ofvoltages and admittances at connections

A method for the analysis of the coaxial collinear antenna made of transposed coaxial sections of arbitrary length is presented. The excitation terms of the integral equation for the current distribution of this antenna are expressed by using a known impressed voltage, and these are computed recursively by computer. Calculated values of current distributions and input impedances are found to agree with measured results, and the validity of the presented method is confirmed. The results derived are applicable to the design of the coaxial collinear antennas of any configuration     

一种新型椭圆波束天线设计技术

针对双频段低剖面椭圆波束天线的需求,该文提出了一种新型混合结构椭圆波束天线的设计技术。该混合结构由主、副反射面内环部分构成的椭圆波束环焦天线和外环部分构成的椭圆波束卡塞格伦天线组成。该文描述了椭圆波束天线的设计思路、设计步骤和赋形计算公式,给出一个600 mm×1200 mm椭圆波束天线的设计实例,并进行了容差分析,该天线的工作频率覆盖了Ku/Ka双频段,效率达到56%以上,电压驻波比(VSWR)低于1.27,俯仰面第1旁瓣低于–12.2 dB,方位面第1旁瓣低于–14.6 dB。商业软件Grasp和CST全波仿真的结果吻合很好,证明了该新颖结构和设计方法的有效性。     

Variable beamwidth corner reflector antenna

A simple and successful design for a variable beamwidth corner reflector antenna is presented. The gain and the -3 dB beamwidth of the antenna are predicted using the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method. The predicted results are compared with measured data and good agreement is reported     

A method for designing broad-band microstrip antennas inmultilayered planar structures

The narrow bandwidth of a microstrip antenna is one of the important features that restrict its wide usage. A simple and practical method for the design of broad-band microstrip antennas is presented in this paper. Utilizing this design technique, several two-layer microstrip antennas have been proposed. To confirm the applicability of the method for the designs of antennas at L-band, experiments have been carried out. The measured results show that the proposed antennas have a bandwidth of up to 25.7%. Also, the method proposed in this paper is applicable to the design of other types of multilayered planar antennas     

Analysis and design of integrated active circulator antennas

A study on the analysis and design of active integrated antennas based on active quasi-circulators is reported in this paper. The antenna consists of a novel hybrid active circulator and a short-circuited quarter-wavelength microstrip antenna, which combine to form an active antenna with transmit and receive action at the same frequency. A full-wave model of the configuration using the extended finite-difference time-domain method is devised to analyze its operation, to study parasitic electromagnetic coupling effects, and to derive design guidelines. Experimental results for a hybrid model are also presented     

An integrated quasi-planar leaky-wave antenna

A new quasi-planar leaky-wave antenna is presented. It consists of microstrip line on one side of the substrate and uniplanar circuit on the other side placed in a partially opened waveguide. The leakage is produced by the excitation of the first higher order (odd) microstrip mode coupled electromagnetically through a slotline on the opposite side of the substrate. Theoretic results based on rigorous Green's impedance integral equation method show that the new microstrip-slotline-coupled leaky-wave antenna has a broadband tuning range via structure parameters and is insensitive to the microstrip line width variation. Measured relative power absorbed (RPA) results indicate that the useful frequency bandwidth agrees with that predicted by rigorous field theory. The measured antenna radiation patterns also agree very well with the approximate theoretic computations. The theory and experiments show that the proposed leaky-wave antenna can interface to feeding structure easily and directly. The new antenna may become a good candidate for microwave and millimeter-wave integrated antenna design     

Design of cavity-backed slot antennas using the finite-differencetime-domain technique

A cavity-backed slot antenna is thought to be one of the most suitable elements for the wireless transmission of microwave energy. A design technique is developed for the cavity-backed slot antenna using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. The technique is effective in characterizing antenna performance such as the input impedance and the far-field pattern since it takes into account the geometry of the feeder as well as the cavity. We present a method that overcomes difficulties when the FDTD method is used to design the antenna. Moreover, we discuss how to determine the calculation parameters used in the FDTD analysis. Several numerical results are presented, along with measured data, which demonstrate the validity, efficiency, and capability of the techniques. The paper proposes a new prediction method for the frequency characteristics of the cavity-backed slot antenna, which applies computational windows to time-sequence data. It is emphasized that windowing the slow decaying signal enables the extraction of accurate antenna characteristics. We also discuss how to estimate the antenna patterns when we use a sinusoidal voltage excitation     

Radio-Optical Dual-Mode Communication Modules Integrated With Planar Antennas

This paper presents new results on integrated devices for radio and free-space optical dual-mode communication. Two novel hybrid packaging schemes using two different microwave printed antenna designs are presented for the integration of radio-optical front-end circuits on a planar compact printed circuit board with shared electrical and structural components. Full-wave electromagnetic (EM) simulations are presented for antenna optimization to minimize EM interference between the radio and optical circuits. A hybrid radio-optical package design is developed, prototyped, and experimentally studied using a modified quasi-Yagi antenna with split directors to form pads for opto-electronic device integration. Dual-mode link connectivity is investigated in simulations and experiments. A data rate of 2.5 Gb/s is demonstrated for the optical channel despite 15–20-dB signal coupling between the optical and microwave circuits.      

Frequency-scanning grating-reflector antenna for multibeamsatellite communications

The analysis and design of a circularly polarized frequency-scanning grating-reflector antenna is presented. The antenna is intended for a multibeam satellite communication system, covering 3.1° north-south and 7.2° east-west with 25 spot beams. Frequency scanning is used for the north-south coverage, while the east-west coverage is obtained by the use of a cluster feed. The grating reflector consists of a planar frequency-scanned reflection grating with a quasi-periodic lattice geometry. The frequency-scanned grating reflects the incident field into a diffracted field composed of the first-order diffracted grating lobe. A focus-feed position for the diffracted field is obtained by a proper design of the quasi-periodic lattice geometry. Design principles for the planar grating-reflector antenna are presented together with an analysis method for predicting copolar and cross-polar radiation patterns. The analysis method is verified by experimental results     

一种圆柱共形的全向微带天线

提出了一种全向的圆柱共形矩形微带天线。阐述了这种在薄圆柱形介质基片上的矩形微带天线的分析方法和设计方法，并给出了理论和实验结果，证实了这种天线在垂直于柱体轴的平面内辐射出全向性的方向图。     

Small dual-frequency microstrip antennas

The characteristics of a dual-frequency compact antenna, which uses a rectangular microstrip patch with a shorting pin, are studied. Compared with the conventional rectangular patch antenna, this antenna can achieve both a significant reduction of antenna size and a dual-frequency operation with a single feed. A detailed parameter study is performed. The theoretical analysis is based on the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. The FDTD codes are developed and validated by measurement results. One antenna has been designed and fabricated, and the comparisons between the measured results and the calculated results are provided. The effects of several antenna parameters on two resonant frequencies, frequency ratio, and radiation pattern characteristics of the antenna have been analyzed and compared. The results of the return loss are also presented. It is shown that various frequency ratios (2.82-4.23) can be obtained by varying the design parameters of this antenna. Several design curves are also presented     

Coplanar waveguide-fed uniplanar bow-tie antenna

The design of coplanar waveguide (CPW)-fed bow-tie antenna for the 2.4-GHz ISM band is described. A coplanar waveguide-to-coplanar strips (CPW-to-CPS) balun is used to obtain the balanced feed line for the printed bow-tie. An analysis method based on the mixed potential integral equation method is used to characterize the input characteristics of the bow-tie antenna. The numerical results obtained are in good agreement with the experimental data. Through experiments with bow-tie antennas of various extended angles, the bow-tie antenna with a 90° extended angle exhibits the widest bandwidth in the desired frequency band which has a bandwidth of 17% for a VSWR <1.5:1     

Coplanar waveguide fed wideband slot antenna

A new design for a coplanar waveguide (CPW) fed slot antenna is presented. The impedance matching and the radiation characteristics of this structure were studied using the method of moment technique. This antenna has an impedance bandwidth (for a VSWR<2) of 49% and a radiation bandwidth of 42% about its 4.8 GHz centre frequency, compared to the 12-20% impedance bandwidth of the standard CPW fed slot antenna. The cross-polarisation in both the principle planes is at least 20 dB below co-polarisation across the entire bandwidth. Simulated and measured results of the antenna are presented. This wideband antenna has significant applications in wireless technologies     

A reflection cancelling slot set in a linearly polarized radialline slot antenna

A radial line slot antenna (RLSA) is a high-gain and high-efficiency planar antenna. A linearly polarized RLSA (LP-RLSA) is attractive for applications of various subscriber radio systems. However, the slot arrangement for linear polarization gives rise to serious reflection from slots, which disturbs the normal antenna operation. A new LP-RLSA slot design is presented where reflection canceling slots are added to the conventional ones; four slots form one slot set as a unit radiator of linear polarization. The experiments confirm the design: the antenna return-loss is improved from -2 to -10 dB. Antenna efficiencies of 48 and 54% are measured for 400 and 600-mmφ antennas, respectively. This is the first report of the normal operation of LP-RLSAs     

一种小型平面超宽带天线的设计与研究

提出了一种新颖的小型平面超宽带(UWB)天线.该天线由微带槽天线的基本结构变形而来,为获得超宽带频率特性,设计时馈电微带线采用了渐变结构的叉形调谐支节,金属底板的开槽设计成对称多边形.首先通过数值计算来获得最佳的天线几何尺寸,并制作了实际的样品.对天线的反射特性、方向图以及增益都进行了测试,然后利用时域有限差分(FDTD)方法计算了天线收发脉冲信号的保真度.研究结果显示该天线具有良好的超宽带特性.     

Cylindrical transmitting antenna: Tapered resistivity and multiple impedance loadings

A general formulation is presented which treats with accuracy the perfectly conducting antenna, the uniformly resistive antenna, the tapered resistive antenna, and the multiple impedance loaded antenna. The current distribution is obtained in analytic form that is easily used to obtain the effective length and radiated field. The presented theory has application in traveling-wave antenna design. Traveling-wave antennas are of interest for broadband and directional communication. Extensive numerical results are obtained, and comparisons are made with experimental data. The results indicate the feasibility of cylindrical traveling-wave antennas.     

一种新型小型化微带天线的全波分析

本文介绍了一种新颖的小型化微带天线.利用在贴片上面开一个C型缝隙,使得谐振频率明显降低,尺寸仅是传统的半波长微带天线的33%,阻抗带宽略有增加,并且加工相对简单.利用时域有限差分法(FDTD)对这种天线进行了较为全面的理论分析,给出了输入端反射损耗特性和辐射特性.同时给出了矩量法(MoM)分析结果和测量结果,具有较好的一致性.此种天线可应用于对天线尺寸有严格限制的场合.