A triband swastika shaped patch antenna with reduced mutual coupling for wireless mimo systems

A novel compact Swastika shaped patch antenna is designed in the present work, which can be used for Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) systems. The proposed two element MIMO system resonates at a triband of 3.3 GHz, 5.8 GHz, and 7.1 GHz with an improved impedance bandwidth of 37% and a reduced mutual coupling of ?33 dB. These results are better compared to a normal E shaped patch antenna designed with same size and thickness, achieved without using any additional decoupling methods. A 2??2 MIMO system employing the Swastika shaped patch antennas is analyzed using computational electromagnetic ray tracing software for an indoor environment. The results show an improvement in the capacity compared to a 2??2 MIMO system developed with dipole antennas. The proposed antenna is a good choice for MIMO systems operating for several Ultra WideBand (UWB) applications.     

The use of optically coherent detection techniques for true-timedelay phased array and systems

We analyze a true-time-delay, optically controlled phased array antenna system whereby beam forming is accomplished using a large number of antenna elements that can receive any of several different microwave true-time-delays via the use of coherent optical carriers transmitted through a single fiber. The transmitter and receiver architectures are described in detail. We present calculations for the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), the signal-to-interchannel interference ratio (SIR) and dynamic range (DR) of one channel for various modulation-demodulation schemes (i.e., AM-heterodyne, FM, PM). We show for an example system that can accommodate 128 antenna elements and provide 128 different delays (7 bits), assuming AM modulation with a bandwidth of 1 MHz, a transmitter power of -5 dBm and a laser linewidth of 10 MHz, we can obtain DR≃50 dB for one channel using a channel separation twelve times of that of the microwave frequency (f_m). For the FM scheme, DR≃60 dB can be obtained for one channel with a laser linewidth of 1 MHz, a FM modulation index of one, and a channel spacing of about 13f_m. With a local oscillator laser tuning range of 100 Å, the system can provide seven-bit resolution for a 128 element antenna array. It is found that coherent optically controlled phased array antennas provide improved controllability over direct detection method, and can have the SNR, SIR and DR that meet the stringent requirements of modern high resolution microwave antenna systems     

Analysis of reflector antenna system including frequency selectivesurfaces

Frequency selective surfaces (FSS) are often used in spaceborne applications of reflector antennas because of their ability to allow multiple feeds to utilize the same reflector dish. The problems inherent in evaluating the FSS separately from the reflector system are discussed. A method of integrating the FSS effects into the reflector system analysis is presented. An example is given for the proposed Advanced Tracking and Delay Relay Satellite System (ATDRSS) single-access triband reflector antenna     

Applicability of Metallic Nanoparticle Inks in RFID Applications

Radio frequency identification (RFID) antennas for HF and UHF frequencies are ink-jet printed using commercially available silver nanoparticle ink. Quality factors of 5.3 and 9.4 are obtained for coil antennas targeted for 13.56 MHz when the printing and sintering process is repeated two and three times, respectively. The measured maximum effective aperture of the printed UHF antenna is only some decibels lower than that of an equivalent etched copper antenna and the maximum reading distance with 0.5 W (ERP) transmitted power is 3 m for continuous reading. These results suggest that obtaining a low enough series resistance for printed coils is challenging while printed RFID antennas for UHF do not set as strict requirements on conductivity. With a perfectly optimized structure, a UHF tag antenna printed in just one layer of ink can be practically equal in performance with the traditional etched copper and aluminum tags.      

一种机载UHF 频段小型化宽带全向天线设计

机载的安装环境对机载设备的尺寸和重量提出了更高的要求。全向天线是近距离空间链路信号传输的有效技术手段,设计一种机载重量轻、小型化的全向天线具有非常重要的现实意义。区别于传统马刀天线,所设计的天线在尺寸、重量上得到了很大的缩减;为了满足共形要求,天线采用了微带形式,2 mm 的剖面能够根据载体的具体形式进行共形设计;采用双臂组合单极子形式进行阻抗加载,天线实现了超过50% 的驻波带宽(驻波小于2. 5)。通过测试,天线样机的实测性能与仿真结果吻合很好。     

3D金属打印天线技术研究综述

近年来, 随着通信用户量的迅速增加和通信设备市场的快速发展, 数据速率高于10 Gbit/s的高速通信系统要求多种功能集成在天线上, 天线的制造要求趋于高精度、低成本和微型化. 3D打印或增材制造(additive manufacturing, AM)是一种直接从数字模型到零件制造的新兴产业技术, 可在短时间内生产出高精度和复杂的天线零件, 该技术已经成为了当前天线设计的研究热点.制造天线的AM技术主要有粉床熔合、材料挤压和材料喷射.文章首先简要介绍3D金属打印技术的基本原理、操作流程和分类, 接着重点分析几种3D金属打印天线技术的研究成果, 然后浅析3D金属打印天线技术的发展趋势, 最后对3D金属打印天线技术做了总结.     

单天线变极化FM／CW地面微波散射计

本文提出了一种ＦＭ／ＣＷ（调频连续波）系统设计方案，通过一个单口径复合天线实现了多种极化组合的收发功能，使原收，发两天线合一，体积重量减小，测量中采样面积扩大，增强了极化组合探测功能。最后还介绍了这种设计在地面微波散射计中的应用。     

Compact slot and dielectric resonator antenna with dual-resonance, broadband characteristics

The goal of this study is to improve the bandwidth of a miniaturized antenna. The proposed technique combines a slot antenna and a dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) to effectively double the available bandwidth without compromising miniaturization or efficiency. With proper design it is observed that the resonance of the slot and that of the dielectric structure itself may be merged to achieve extremely wide bandwidth over which the antenna polarization and radiation pattern are preserved. In addition, using the DRA, a volumetric source, improves the radiation power factor of the radiating slot. A miniaturized antenna figure of merit (MAFM) is defined to simultaneously quantify aspects of miniaturized antenna performance including the degree of miniaturization, efficiency, and bandwidth. Figures for various common types of antennas are given and compared with that of the proposed structures. In order to determine the effects of varying design parameters on bandwidth and matching, sensitivity analysis is carried out using the finite-difference time-domain method. Numerous designs for miniaturized slot-fed dielectric resonator antennas are simulated and bandwidths exceeding 25% are achieved. Two 2.4 GHz antennas are built, characterized, and the results compared with theory.     

Bandwidth enhancement and further size reduction of a class of miniaturized slot antennas

In this paper, new methods for further reducing the size and/or increasing the bandwidth (BW) of a class of miniaturized slot antennas are presented. This paper examines techniques such as parasitic coupling and inductive loading to achieve higher BW and further size reduction for this class of miniaturized slot antennas. The overall BW of a proposed double resonant antenna is shown to be increased by more than 94% compared with a single resonant antenna occupying the same area. The behavior of miniaturized slot antennas, loaded with series inductive elements along the radiating section is also examined. The inductive loads are constructed by two balanced short circuited slot lines placed on opposite sides of the radiating slot. These inductive loads can considerably reduce the antenna size at its resonance. Prototypes of a double resonant antenna at 850 MHz and inductively loaded miniaturized antennas at around 1 GHz are designed and tested. Finally the application of both methods in a dual band miniaturized antenna is presented. In all cases measured and simulated results show excellent agreement.     

双馈源偏置卡塞格伦天线研究

文章根据偏置卡塞格伦天线设计原理,通过双馈源、副反射面的正反面将两种不同结构的偏置卡塞格伦天线结合在一起,研究出一种双馈源-单副反射面-双主反射面的新型偏置卡塞格伦天线。该天线充分利用了偏置双反射面天线的扫描特性好、可避免遮挡效应等优点,在两个不同方向上产生双波束,实现双方向扫描,拓宽了卡塞格伦天线的应用领域。     

Inductively coupled small self resonant coil (SSRC) reader antennas for HF RFID applications

A new model of inductively coupled high frequency radio frequency identification (HF RFID) reader antennas is presented in this paper based on the idea of using the self resonance frequency (SRF) of a small multi turn coil. The introduced multi turn small self resonant coil (MT SSRC) antenna is mathematically analyzed in terms of SRF, number of turns, dimensions and dielectric characteristics of the insulation, where present. Based on the analysis, a compact planar version of MT SSRC antennas having two turns, the two turn planar SSRC (TTP SSRC), is investigated and the dependency of the SRF to the antenna dimension is observed. A TTP SSRC antenna operating at 13.56 MHz is fabricated and is compared with an old model of HF RFID antennas; an optimized Q factor and a more uniform near field pattern is obtained for the new antenna. The benefits of the obtained optimized Q factor and uniform near pattern is explained for smart shelf application. Also, a number of TTP SSRC antennas operating at a distinct frequency, 13.56 MHz here, are fabricated on different substrates and it is shown that the Q factor and dimension of the TTP SSRC antenna could be controlled and adjusted based on the dielectric characteristics of the substrate. The new antenna prototype has a beneficial application to smart shelf applications in HF RFID.     

Parallel particle swarm optimization and finite- difference time-domain (PSO/FDTD) algorithm for multiband and wide-band patch antenna designs

This paper presents a novel evolutionary optimization methodology for multiband and wide-band patch antenna designs. The particle swarm optimization (PSO) and the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) are combined to achieve the optimum antenna satisfying a certain design criterion. The antenna geometric parameters are extracted to be optimized by PSO, and a fitness function is evaluated by FDTD simulations to represent the performance of each candidate design. The optimization process is implemented on parallel clusters to reduce the computational time introduced by full-wave analysis. Two examples are investigated in the paper: first, the design of rectangular patch antennas is presented as a test of the parallel PSO/FDTD algorithm. The optimizer is then applied to design E-shaped patch antennas. It is observed that by using different fitness functions, both dual-frequency and wide-band antennas with desired performance are obtained by the optimization. The optimized E-shaped patch antennas are analyzed, fabricated, and measured to validate the robustness of the algorithm. The measured less than - 18 dB return loss (for dual-frequency antenna) and 30.5% bandwidth (for wide-band antenna) exhibit the prospect of the parallel PSO/FDTD algorithm in practical patch antenna designs.     

A novel approach for miniaturization of slot antennas

With the virtual enforcement of the required boundary condition (BC) at the end of a slot antenna, the area occupied by the resonant antenna can be reduced. To achieve the required virtual BC, the two short circuits at the end of the resonant slot are replaced by some reactive BC, including inductive or capacitive loadings. The application of these loads is shown to reduce the size of the resonant slot antenna for a given resonant frequency without imposing any stringent condition on the impedance matching of the antenna. A procedure for designing this class of slot antennas for any arbitrary size is presented. The procedure is based on an equivalent circuit model for the antenna and its feed structure. The corresponding equivalent circuit parameters are extracted using a full-wave forward model in conjunction with a genetic algorithm optimizer. These parameters are employed to find a proper matching network so that a perfect match to a 50 /spl Omega/ line is obtained. For a prototype slot antenna with approximate dimensions of 0.05/spl lambda//sub 0//spl times/0.05/spl lambda//sub 0/ the impedance match is obtained, with a fairly high gain of -3dBi, for a very small ground plane (/spl ap/0.20/spl lambda//sub 0/). Since there are neither polarization nor mismatch losses, the antenna efficiency is limited only by the dielectric and ohmic losses.     

一种用于WLAN/WiMAX的小型三频带印刷单极天线

设计了一种满足WLAN和WiMAX工作所需的小型共面波导馈电的三频带印刷单极子天线单元。该单极子天线的设计采用了在倒锥形单极天线表面开缝和在底层加载枝节的结构,使其获得了小型化和三频带的性能。采用基于共面波导的馈电方式,使天线单元具备宽带匹配、结构简单、制作方便和易与其它无线通信设备集成等优点。仿真和实测结果表明,设计的天线单元在WLAN和WiAMX应用的频段上10dB阻抗带宽分别约为610MHz(2.10～2.71GHz,约25.4%),310MHz(3.48～3.79GHz,约8.9%)和360MHz(4.96～5.32GHz,约7%),增益也都在2dB以上,而且在相应工作频点上辐射方向图全向性较好。该天线能满足WLAN和WiMAX的应用所需,具有较高的工程应用价值。     

Lowest mutual coupling between closely spaced loop antennas

The conditions for zeroing the mutual flux between two closely spaced coil antennas are examined. The analysis is expanded to examine the case of multiple linear antenna coils. Array antennas are used in many areas including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Theoretical and experimental results are presented and compared. Good agreement between theory and measurements has been confirmed. A two-dimensional receiving array antenna is proposed     

Numerical modeling of on-glass conformal automobile antennas

This paper presents the development of computer models for the analysis of on-glass conformal automobile antennas. The numerical models used are the method of moments (MoM) and the uniform geometric theory of diffraction (UTD). Models were developed to analyze antennas for low-frequency applications (AM), antennas on a resonant vehicle structure (FM), and high-frequency applications (cellular, Global Positioning System (GPS), radar). Calculation results were verified using measurements     

Effect of Pointing Errors and Range on Performance of Dual-Pencil-Beam Scatterometers

Short-range FM scatterometers with single antennas are plagued by interference set up by feedthrough and internal reflections. Dual-antenna systems have much lower internal interference, but there are problems associated with pointing the antennas at the same spot. This note quantifies these problems for Gaussian-shaped beams. The use of antennas with beamwidth ratios of up to 5: 1 is shown to improve performance significantly over that obtained with identical beamwidths. For an angle between antenna centers (as viewed from the beam intersection) that is three times the beamwidth of the narrower antenna, the usable spread of range for equal beamwidths is only about 1.85:1, while for an angular ratio of 5, the usable spread of range is > 20:1.     

All-fiber video distribution (AFVD) systems using SCM and EDFAtechniques

The authors describe the design and performance of all-fiber video distribution (AFVD) systems based on AM/FM FDM subcarrier multiplexing (SCM) and erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs). The impact of applying EDFAs to SCM analog video distribution systems is investigated. AM/FM hybrid systems, which can simultaneously distribute 11 AM TV channels and 50 FM TV channels are proposed and discussed. Four-stage amplifier-branch transmission experiments are introduced. The construction and performance of a newly designed 50-channel FM tuner are also presented     

Mitigation of Antenna Displacement with Array Antenna for Data Transmission in Wireless Power Transfer System

Magnetic resonance wireless power transfer is expected to be one of the prevalent schemes because of its high efficiency and long transmission range. However, in this scheme, there is a problem that the characteristics of a transmission channel changes in according with the distance between coil antennas. This paper investigates the performance of data transmission with an array antenna in a wireless power transfer system. In the assumed system, the same antennas for wireless power transfer are used for data transmission. The assumed system uses multiple transmit antennas and beamforming is realized by shifting the phases of signals in a transmitter. Numerical results obtained through computer simulation show that the proposed scheme can mitigate the dependently of a bit error rate (BER) to the distance between the antenna coils. The variation of the performance is suppressed within 1–3 dB at the BER of \(10^{-5}\) in the case of two transmit antennas. In addition, the system with two transmit antennas achieves 2 dB or more improvement in term of the BER performance than that with a single antenna at specific antenna distances.