Circularly-polarised microstrip leaky-wave antenna

A novel circularly polarised microstrip leaky-wave antenna is proposed and tested. Two linear polarised orthogonal dual-terminals feeding microstrip leaky-wave antennas are fed with equal amplitude and 90deg phase difference to generate the two orthogonal modes. The measured results show that the antenna achieves circular polarisation efficiently.     

Broadband tapered microstrip leaky-wave antenna

This study proposes a novel scheme based on the characteristics of leaky-wave antennas for the empirical design of broadband tapered microstrip leaky-wave antennas. This scheme can explain and approximately model the radiation characteristics of a linearly tapered leaky-wave microstrip antenna. A broadband feeding structure that uses the balanced and the inverted balanced microstrip lines to form a pair of broadband baluns is also presented. The measured return loss of the inverted balanced microstrip lines has a VSWR/spl les/2 from dc to 18.6 GHz and that of the back-to-back feeding structures has a VSWR/spl les/2 from 2.2 to 18.6 GHz. This feeding structure can be used to feed a broadband planar leaky-wave antenna with a fixed mainbeam that uses the tapered microstrip structure. The measured bandwidth of the antenna for a VSWR/spl les/2 exceeds 2.3:1.     

Two-dimensional beam-scanning microstrip leaky-wave antenna

A novel two-dimensional beam-scanning microstrip leaky-wave antenna (MLWA) is presented. The proposed antenna consists of two half-width MLWA with a phase-shifter. This new type of MLWA has the advantages of two-dimensional beam-scanning and suppressing back lobes. This reduced size MLWA is useful in automotive radar systems and air traffic control.     

Frequency-fixed beam-scanning microstrip leaky-wave antenna with multi-terminals

New frequency-fixed beam-scanning microstrip leaky-wave antennas are reported. The beam-scanning ability at a fixed frequency of the antenna can be achieved with novel feeding configurations. Simulation and measurement results show the new feeding structure can make the main lobe gradually scan from 50 to 80/spl deg/ in H-plane when the frequency fixes at 1.12 GHz     

Planar dual-band microstrip antenna

A novel dual-band microstrip antenna is introduced. The entire structure is planar and can be easily mass-produced by using printed-circuit technology. The antenna consists of multiple layers with metallic strips placed at one of the dielectric interfaces under the radiating patch. The resonant frequencies can be selected over a wide frequency range, and the impedance matching at those two frequencies is relatively simple. The physically intuitive cavity model is used for the analysis. A relatively simple design scheme is included     

新型频率固定相控波束扫描微带漏波天线的研究

提出了一种新型带移相器多端口馈电微带漏波天线,实现了频率固定下的相控微带漏波天线双向主波束扫描.通过控制微带漏波天线中部馈电端口移相器,成功实现了工作频率固定下微带漏波天线主波束扫描,并使用电子开关实现微带漏波天线主波束双向扫描.当工作频率为7GHz时,在微带漏波天线法线右侧,主波束扫描范围约为41°～63°;在微带漏波天线法线左侧,主波束扫描范围约为117°～138°.     

一种新型定频波束可调微带漏波天线的仿真研究

提出了一种新型的定频波束可调微带漏波天线.通过在微带漏波天线的辐射边缘周期性地加载微带电感,可减小微带漏波天线的相位常数,进而减小微带漏波天线的主波束方向角.微带电感是一末端短路的短微带线.应用时域有限差分法(FDTD)对这种加栽微带电感的微带漏波天线进行仿真分析得出,当频率为10.5GHz,未加载微带电感的微带漏波天线主波束方向角为53.,加载微带电感可使得微带漏波天线主波束方向角减小到11.,当减小微带电感的长度或减小微带电感间的距离时,微带漏波天线主波束方向角会减小.本文FDTD仿真结果与软件HFSS仿真结果十分吻合.     

Electronically scanned composite right/left handed microstrip leaky-wave antenna

A novel electronically scanned periodic microstrip leaky-wave (LW) antenna based on the concept of composite right/left-handed (CRLH) metamaterials is presented. This antenna includes varactors modulating the capacitive loading of the unit cell and therefore the propagation constant of the structure, which results in voltage scanning of the radiated beam. An accurate circuit model is proposed. The antenna is demonstrated experimentally to exhibit continuous scanning in the dominant mode from backward to forward angles. The scanning range is from -10/spl deg/ at 35 V to +7.5/spl deg/ at 0 V, and broadside occurs at 9 V, at the fixed frequency of 3.23 GHz.     

An aperture-coupled linear microstrip leaky-wave antenna array withtwo-dimensional dual-beam scanning capability

This paper describes an X-band 4×1 aperture-coupled series-fed electronically steerable microstrip leaky-wave antenna (LWA) array design, which has dual-beam radiation pattern and two-dimensional (2-D) beam-scanning capability. The LWA array is operated in the first higher order mode and excited by center-fed aperture coupled for dual-beam operation. The varactor-tuned phase shifters are placed between the antenna elements. The measured half-power beamwidth of the H-plane and quasi-E-plane radiation patterns are less than 30°. By tuning the reverse dc bias of the varactor diodes, the main beam can be scanned in azimuth plane from -13° to +13° off broadside. In the elevation plane, the beam-scanning angle is close to 20° as the operating frequency tuned from 11.58-12.5 GHz. Taking into account each phase-shifter insertion loss and phase progression, the measured results compared closely with the theoretical prediction. The proposed antenna array is suitable for wireless communication and collision warning radar systems     

超宽带平面天线阵列的微带馈电

设计、分析、制作了3种类型的4单元平面超宽带天线阵列,采用宽度按指数渐变的微带线网络馈电,馈电网络和天线单元设计在同一介质基板上,易于加工和集成.给出了天线单元、馈电网络各自的输入特性,并将其与整个阵列输入特性进行了比较.仿真和测量结果表明:这3种类型的天线阵在3.1～10.6 GHz绝大部分频段内的回波损耗小于-10 dB,最大不超过-8 dB,天线阵的增益在8～12 dB之间,远大于单元的增益.     

Planar circularly polarized microstrip antenna with a single feed

A novel circularly polarized (CP) microstrip antenna is introduced. The antenna is fed with a single coaxial probe and the structure is planar. The CP bandwidth is much larger than available single-probe microstrip antennas and the CP radiation quality is excellent over the entire upper hemisphere     

Single-conductor strip leaky-wave antenna

This paper presents a leaky-wave antenna with only a single-conductor strip on a substrate without a practical ground plane. The full-wave integral equation method is used to investigate the EH/sub 01/ leaky mode of this single-conductor strip structure. When this single-conductor strip is on a thin substrate with a low dielectric constant, a broad-band radiation regime can exist for the EH/sub 01/ leaky mode. The balanced microstrip lines and the inverted balanced microstrip lines are used to excite this EH/sub 01/ leaky mode. This work presents both the numerically simulated and measured data. The measured bandwidth of a voltage standing-wave ratio /spl les/2 is from 6.55- 13.75 GHz (2.34:1). In this case, the normalized phase constant is very close to 1 and this results in a fixed main-beam radiation pattern in the end-fire direction. This leaky-wave antenna with only a single rectangle stripline of length 110 mm can achieve the same broad-band performance as a tapered microstrip leaky wave antenna with a length 310 mm, as previously reported by the authors.     

Active aperture-coupled leaky-wave antenna

An active aperture-coupled leaky-wave antenna which is integrated with a varactor-tuned high electron mobility transistor voltage-controlled oscillator (HEMT VCO) is presented. To excite the first higher mode of the microstrip, the aperture-coupled structure is used and a sequence of covered wire is added at the centre of this antenna to suppress the dominant mode. The measured H-plane main beam can be continuously scanned 10° as the HEMT VCO frequency is varied from 9.05 to 9.5 GHz. This feeding structure is very suitable for active phase antenna array applications     

Beam-switchable scanning leaky-wave antenna

A beam-switchable scanning leaky-wave antenna (LWA) has been developed. This LWA with a two-terminal feeding microstrip line structure is integrated with a single port double throw (SPDT) switch as a control circuit. In dual-beam mode, the scanning angle is steered over a range of 36-64° for the right-hand beam and 144-116° for the left-hand beam. In one-beam mode, the scanning angle is measured over 20° for the right-hand beam. The measured result shows that we can change from the one-beam mode to the dual-beam mode electronically by controlling the on/off status of an SPDT switch, in contrast to the case for traditional leaky-wave antennas     

Dual-beam array of microstrip leaky-wave antennas

The authors present a small series-fed array of microstrip leaky wave antennas (LWAs) operating at 6.85 GHz and showing a narrow dual-beam pattern (17°×22°). The excitation is provided by a slotted coplanar waveguide. This type of antenna could be used as a radar sensor in Janus systems for contactless measurements of velocity and distance     

Active dual-beam aperture-coupled leaky-wave antenna

An active aperture-coupled leaky-wave antenna (LWA) with excellent dual-beam scanning capability is presented. An X-band varactor-tuned HEMT VCO is integrated on the other plane through an aperture with the LWA. This antenna has the advantages of multi-functionability, interference shielding, and a scanning main beam. The measured main beam in the elevation plane can be continuously scanned for 20° for each beam as the HEMT VCO frequency is varied from 8.97 to 9.5 GHz. An effective isotropic radiation power of 18.89 dBm for the right beam and 19.06 dBm for the left beam is achieved     

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     

94 GHz dielectric slab-line leaky-wave antenna

A leaky-wave planar antenna for millimetre-wave frequencies is described using a dielectric slab line, fed by a slotted waveguide array. The radiation of the planar antenna is induced by line discontinuities such as metallic discs on the guide surface.     

A new two-terminal feeding active leaky-wave antenna

A new two-terminal feeding active-integrated leaky-wave antenna design is demonstrated. The X-band microstrip two-terminal feeding leaky-wave antenna is integrated with an active high-electron mobility transistor (HEMT) oscillator to produce a two-beam radiation pattern. The antenna is fed asymmetrically at both sides to excite the first higher order mode. This configuration, as compared to a single-terminal feeding leaky-wave antenna, has the advantage of the multidirection and the reduction of the reflected wave caused by the open end of the radiating element. Measured results show that the radiation directions of two beams are approximately at 34° and 140°, the effectively isotropic radiated power (EIRP) is close to 17.5 dBm, and the return loss is almost less than -10 dB between 9 and 11.5 GHz     

Self-adjusting microstrip antenna

A microstrip circuit operating in the G band is presented. It allows all emitting printed antenna to self-tune its resonance frequency when it is disturbed, in order to stay resonant and matched at the desired transmit frequency. The principle, design and experimental results of the circuit are presented