Experimental determination of the mutual admittance of slot antennas

The mutual admittance of two X band radiators are measured, using three different methods of measurement. The results, both for free space and ionised environment, are in qualitative agreement with previous theoretical computations.     

Approximation techniques for the mutual admittance of slot antennas on metallic cones

The effect of scattering from a sharp tip on mutual admittance is investigated for pairs of circumferential and radial slots on a semi-infinite metallic cone. Mutual coupling measurements as a function frequency and angular separation are presented and compared with numerical calculations. The base of the conical model used in the experimental study was terminated in a spherical cap to minimize scattering from the finite length of the apparatus. The circumferential slot results illustrate interference effects between the direct coupling from slot-to-slot via the geodesic path over the conical surface and the tip back scattering. For the radial slot configuration, the results exhibit negligible tip scattering effects. The analysis utilizes a computer calculation of mutual coupling between circumferential and axial slots on an equivalent cylinder to predict the direct coupling contribution and utilizes the tip diffraction coefficient for calculating the component scattered by the apex. The tip diffraction coefficient is derived from an asymptotic expression for the tip-scattered component of the surface magnetic field excited on a semi-infinite conical surface.     

Theoretical analysis of coupling and cross polarization ofperpendicular slot antennas on a dielectric half-space

In this paper, design curves are given for minimizing the coupling between two perpendicular slot antennas on a dielectric half space. Such antennas may be utilized in polarimetric receivers in which coupling must be minimized to ensure polarization purity and in polarization diplexed quasi-optical receivers in which the local oscillator (LO) is received in a polarization perpendicular to that of the RF signal. For this analysis, Galerkin's method in the spectral domain is applied along the length of the slots and point matching across their widths. At the second resonance, for equal length slots and for constant width/length (w/L) of the slots, there is a decrease of about 2-dB coupling for a factor of three increase in dielectric constant (ϵ₁=1.0→3.8 and ϵ₁=3.8→12.8). For fixed dielectric constant there is a 1-2-dB increase in coupling for a factor of two increase in w/L. For slots of unequal length (L₂=L₁/2), the changes are even smaller. Design curves are shown for various relative positions of the slots in two dimensions. A strong correlation between coupling levels and peak cross-polarization levels is found     

An annular slot antenna on a dielectric half-space

The radiation properties of both singly and multiply fed annular slot antennas on a dielectric/air interface have been analyzed using Galerkin's method applied in the Hankel transform domain. The validity of our method has been confirmed through comparison with both theoretical and experimental results. The magic slot configuration has also been studied. The polarization diversity of this radiator makes it suitable for implementing a quasioptical balanced mixer     

Bow-tie antennas on a dielectric half-space: Theory and experiment

A new formulation is discussed for the rigorous calculation of the radiation pattern of a bow-tie antenna of finite length and infinitesimal thickness, placed on a lossless dielectric substrate. The analysis is based on a representation of the current density on the metal surface of the antenna as a sum of an imposed (quasistatic) term and a set of current modes with unknown amplitudes. Free-space fields that are expressed in terms of continuous spectra of symmetrized plane waves are matched to the current modes using the method of moments. The resulting set of equations are solved for the unknown current amplitudes. The calculations show that for increasing bow length the antenna impedance spirals rapidly to a value predicted by transmission line theory. The theory also shows that theE-plane pattern of a two wavelength,60degbow-tie antenna is dominated by low-loss current modes propagating at the dielectric wavenumber. As the bow tie narrows, the loss of the modes increases, and the dominant wavenumber tends to the quasistatic value. Pattern measurements made at 94 GHz are shown to agree well with theoretical predictions. Measurements for a long-wire antenna, a linear array of bow-tie elements, and a log-periodic antenna are also presented.     

Endfire tapered slot antennas on dielectric substrates

Endfire tapered slot antennas are suitable for many integrated circuit applications, imaging and phased arrays. We report on an investigation of single elements of such antennas, including slots which are exponentially tapered (Vivaldi), linearly tapered (LTSA) and constant width (CWSA). For antennas of all types, a good general agreement is obtained for curves of beamwidth versus length, normalized to wavelength, when one compares the data with that for traveling-wave antennas published by Zucker. An important condition for this agreement is that the effective dielectric thickness, defined in the text, is in a certain optimum range. This condition is qualitatively explained in terms of the theory for traveling-wave antennas.     

CPW-fed slot antennas on multilayer dielectric substrates

Coplanar wave (CPW)-fed slot antennas printed on multilayer dielectric substrates are numerically analyzed using a full-wave integral equation technique and the method of moments. The Green's function is derived with an iterative formulation. Results obtained with a simplified and a rigorous model of the feeding CPW lines are compared. The mutual coupling between the slot antennas in an array environment is calculated for a three-layer high-low-high permittivity combination. The theoretical results are verified with measurements     

Measured mutual coupling between linearly tapered slot antennas

Mutual coupling between two linearly tapered slot antennas arranged in coplanar as well as stacked configurations has been measured. Results indicate that mutual coupling level generally decreases with antenna separations and varies with dielectric constant, and antenna lengths     

Computations of the aperture admittance of an axial slot on a dielectric coated cylinder

An extensive set of curves for the aperture admittance of a waveguide-fed axial slot on a coated metal cylinder is presented for both an underdense plasma and a Teflon coating. Examination of these curves shows that a slot on a cylinder with aKaof 2 to 3 has about the same aperture admittance as the identical slot opening onto a flat ground plane.     

Comparative study on the mutual coupling between different sized cylindrical dielectric resonators antennas and circular microstrip patch antennas

A systematic comparative study on the mutual coupling (S/sub 21/) between dielectric resonator antennas (DRAs) and microstrip patch antennas is presented. The mutual coupling between two cylindrical probe-fed DRAs is studied for different radius to height (a/L) ratios. It is found that the mutual coupling decreases with the radius to height ratio. Comparison between mutual coupling of probe-fed cylindrical DRAs and circular microstrip patch antennas with different dielectric substrates are also studied. The mutual coupling between DRAs is 2 dB stronger than between microstrip patch antennas when the patch is etched on a dielectric substrate of a dielectric constant close to the permittivity of the DRA. The mutual coupling of the circular patch antennas reduces with the dielectric constant of the substrate.     

Wire antennas over a lossy half-space

A recently developed technique for approximate but accurate evaluation of the various vector potential components associated with a current element radiating over a lossy ground is used to study the problem of antennas radiating over a lossy ground. A general integral equation for an arbitrarily shaped thin-wire antenna over a lossy half-space is derived, and the method of moments is employed to process this equation numerically. Illustrative numerical results are presented to demonstrate the effect of the lossy half-space on a number of antenna configurations.     

Monte Carlo法在平板裂缝天线辐射缝导纳误差分析中的应用

采用MonteCarlo法分析了平板裂缝天线辐射缝的导纳误差。建立辐射缝导纳误差的概率模型,将波导和裂缝的结构参数误差看作在某误差范围内服从正态分布的随机变量。对这些变量进行抽样计算,得到各个结构参数误差对谐振频率和谐振电导的影响,其中缝隙长度和偏置的误差对谐振电导和谐振频率的影响较大,波导窄边和壁厚误差产生的影响较小。根据计算结果调整各结构参数的误差范围,使它们对谐振频率和谐振电导的影响程度接近,在此基础上分析了同时存在这些误差项时对谐振频率和谐振电导的影响,由此提出满足导纳提取精度要求的加工误差指标。最后用Ansoft HFSS软件仿真验证了该方法的正确性。     

Studies of CPW-fed equilateral triangular-ring slot antennas and triangular-ring slot coupled patch antennas

Designs of coplanar waveguide (CPW)-fed equilateral triangular-ring slot antennas with tuning-stub and triangular-ring slot coupled patch antennas are proposed and experimentally investigated. The impedance matching of the resonant frequency can be obtained only by adjusting the tuning-stub length for the proposed triangular-ring slot antenna with tuning-stub. For the design of ring-slot coupled patch antenna, slightly changing the patch size causes the tunable frequency-ratio f/sub 2//f/sub 1/ between the first two operating frequencies to fall in the range of about 1.1-1.42. Details of the proposed designs are investigated by experimental as well as theoretical studies.     

Planar antennas on a dielectric surface

A theory has been developed for planar metal antennas on a dielectric surface and the main predictions have been verified experimentally. Current dipole antennas have radiation diagrams and impedances favourable for microwave to far-infra-red integrated circuits.     

Efficiency and gain of slot antennas and arrays on thick dielectric substrates for millimeter-wave applications: a unified approach

A unified approach for representing the surface-wave fields and for computing the corresponding radiation efficiencies from arbitrarily shaped slot-type antennas on thick dielectric substrates at millimeter-wave (mm-wave) frequencies is presented. In this approach, two different representations of the surface-wave fields, i.e., the one based on the idea that the surface-wave power can be associated with a substrate radiation pattern and the other based on the cylindrical wave expansion, are linked together in a unified way. The developed theory is then applied for investigating the surface wave characteristics of printed twin offset slots and uniform linear slot arrays. Based on the developed theory, new insight into the mechanism with which surface-wave power is coupled by the slot pair is presented. Subsequently, the optimum number of elements and corresponding interelement spacing for linear, uniformly excited, slot dipole arrays is explored for achieving maximum radiation efficiency and gain. In order to provide guidance on practical mm-wave integrated slot antenna array design, supportive numerical results are presented for Substrates of dielectric constant /spl epsi//sub r/ = 4.0 and /spl epsi//sub r/ = 12.0.     

电介质半空间两耦合线天线的时域积分方程法

直接从时域为两平行线天线受电磁脉冲激励的瞬态过程建模,建立了自由空间中、大地视为理想导体和有损媒质时两天线耦合的仅由矢量磁位表达的时域积分方程组,并用时域矩量法(MOM)结合时间步进算法(MOT)快速求解.针对实例的计算结果与文献结果吻合,从中可分析天线间距和离地高度变化时媒质对线上电流的影响规律.在三米法电波暗室的实验进一步验证了算法的有效性.     

The aperture admittance of a circumferential slot in a circularcylinder

A circumferential slot in an infinitely long cylinder when fed with a tangential electric field is considered. Parseval's theorem, in which Fourier integrals appear, is used to express the aperture admittance as the integral from zero to infinity of an infinite series. Recognizing that the first two terms of this infinite series have a nonintegrable singularity when the variable of integration w is equal to the wavenumber k, the authors distort slightly the contour of integration to avoid k. The terms of the infinite series are then approximated when w is close to k. A combination of numerical and analytical schemes employing both large and small argument approximations of Hankel functions is used to perform the integration. It has been found that these integration schemes work very well, and a simple and fast algorithm has resulted     

Defected ground structure to reduce mutual coupling between cylindrical dielectric resonator antennas

Use of a simple ring-shaped defected ground structure is experimentally demonstrated to suppress considerable mutual coupling between two cylindrical dielectric resonators. About 5 dB suppression has been obtained near the operating frequency around 3.3 GHz. The radiation characteristics with and without defect in the ground plane are also reported.     

Radiation from slot antennas on cones

Integral representations are given for the radiation field from slots on the surface of a semi-infinite conducting cone. The corresponding normal mode representations for delta function circumferential slots are evaluated numerically for various cone angles, slot positions, and azimuthal variations. Experimentally measured patterns for two finite models are reported and compared with the semi-infinite cone theory. In particular, effects due to finite cone length and finite tip radius are discussed.