Circular polarisation diversity with small size microstrip antenna

The circular polarisation diversity with the square patch microstrip antenna was obtained by the implantation of the quadrature hybrid as a microstrip feed line. The small size antenna is achieved by using the aperture coupled structure. The cavity model has been used to design an aperture coupled microstrip antenna (ACMSA) and determine the length of the open microstrip stub line in order to match microstrip antenna. The MATLAB and Advanced Design Software (ADS) have been used for designing and simulating the ACMSA. There is a good agreement between the simulated and the experimental results.     

Single-Fed Microstrip Patch Antenna With Switchable Polarization

A single-fed reconfigurable microstrip antenna that can provide various polarization diversities is presented in this paper. The antenna is excited by a microstrip feed line through aperture coupling. When two PIN diodes are used to respectively reconfigure the coupling slot and the open stub of the feed line, the polarization of the microstrip antenna can be switched between vertical and horizontal polarizations. For the reconfigurable antenna with the linear polarization diversity, it can be converted to a circularly-polarized antenna with switchable polarization sense by introducing a perturbation segment. Moreover, an antenna with the quadri-polarization diversity, including dual orthogonal linear polarizations and two circular polarizations, is also developed from the structure of the switchable circular polarization microstrip antenna, and only three diodes are required. Details of the antenna design are shown, and the measured results for the constructed prototype are also exhibited and discussed.     

一种新型双极化口径耦合微带天线单元的研究

本文在比较了一些微带天线实现双极化思路后,提出了一种新型高极化隔离度和低后向辐射的双极化微带贴片结构:即在口径耦合单元的馈线上增加一对对称寄生微带线调节枝节,进行匹配阻抗和实现高极化隔离度,并利用H形口径耦合,减小贴片单元的后向辐射,提高天线的辐射效率。该结构简单,调节简便,馈线网络占有面积较小,且易做成更大规模的双极化天线阵,非常适合现在高分辨率双极化合成孔径雷达和抗多径干扰高的移动通讯系统的需要。文中给出了仿真和实测结果,吻合较好,从而证明了设计的有效性。     

一种小型陷波多用途超宽带天线

提出了一种小型陷波多用途超宽带微带天线。该天线与一般的宽缝隙微带天线类似,通过在矩形调谐支节上开V形缝隙获得了陷波特性。通过数值仿真和实验测量,对天线的阻抗特性、方向图和增益进行了研究。结果显示该天线在2.4到11GHz频段内驻波比小于2,在5.15~5.95 GHz范围内具有陷波特性。同时该天线还可覆盖2.4GHz无线局域网(WLAN)频段,在整个工作频段内有良好的辐射方向特性。     

Analysis of Aperture Coupled Microstrip Antenna with Circular Polarization Diversity

The circular polarization diversity with the square patch microstrip antenna was obtained by the implantation of the quadrature hybrid as a microstrip feed line. The small size antenna is achieved by using the aperture coupled structure. The analysis of an aperture-coupled microstrip antenna (ACMSA) based on the cavity model theory is presented in this paper. The cavity model has been used to design an ACMSA and determine the relationship between the input impedance of the ACMSA and the position of the aperture. The matlab and the Advanced Design Software have been used for designing and simulating the ACMSA. There is a good agreement between the simulated and the experimental results.     

Frequency notched ultra-wideband microstrip slot antenna with fractal tuning stub

A frequency notched ultra-wideband (UWB) microstrip slot antenna with a fractal tuning stub is proposed. The antenna is similar to a conventional microstrip slot antenna, and by introducing a fractal tuning stub, frequency notched function is achieved. The antenna was studied experimentally regarding impedance bandwidth, radiation patterns and gain. The operation bandwidth of the antenna is from 2.66 to 10.76 GHz, in which a frequency notched band from 4.95 to 5.85 GHz was achieved, along with good radiation performance over the entire frequency range.     

An enhanced bandwidth design technique for electromagneticallycoupled microstrip antennas

This paper describes a method of enhancing the bandwidth of two different electromagnetically coupled microstrip antennas by utilization of a tuning stub. An approximate theory and equations are developed to demonstrate the potential bandwidth improvement and required stub impedance characteristics. A novel dual-stub design is presented that achieves better characteristics than a conventional quarter wavelength open-end stub. As examples, the bandwidth (VSWR<2) of a conventional proximity-coupled microstrip antenna is increased from 4.8 to 8.4% and the bandwidth of a stacked aperture-coupled microstrip antenna is increased from 27.5 to 34.5% using this technique     

Frequency notched printed slot antenna with parasitic open-circuit stub

A new frequency notched ultra-wideband microstrip slot antenna with a parasitic tuning stub is proposed. The antenna is similar in configuration to a conventional microstrip slot antenna; by introducing a parasitic open-circuit tuning stub, flexible frequency notched function is achieved. Several properties of the antenna, such as frequency notched function, antenna transfer function and gain, have been investigated. As is reported, the operation bandwidth of the antenna is 2.91-11.16 GHz, in which a frequency notched band of 5.10-5.85 GHz has been achieved. Furthermore, good ultra-wideband linear transmission performance over the entire operation frequency range has also been achieved.     

Analysis and design of aperture-coupled microstrip patch antennasand arrays fed by dielectric image line

This paper presents the analysis and design of aperture-coupled microstrip patch antennas and arrays fed by an dielectric image line. A theory based on the cavity model of the microstrip patch antenna and the change in the modal voltage of the image line at the aperture was developed to analyze the single element aperture-coupled microstrip patch antenna. The theory developed was combined with the array theory to design linear traveling wave arrays at X-band and Ka-band frequencies. The required taper in the excitations of the individual patches of the array was achieved by varying the aperture dimensions. Experiments show very good results for the antennas and the arrays     

Circuit Theory Analysis of Aperture Coupled Patch Antenna for Wireless Communication

An analysis of dual band aperture coupled microstrip patch antenna is performed using modal expansion cavity model. The theoretical investigation of antenna characteristics such as return loss, VSWR and radiation pattern is represented. The influence of geometric parameters of the aperture coupled microstrip patch antenna, such as aperture length and width, height of the substrate, dielectric constant are also investigated. It is found that antenna resonates at two distinct modes i.e. 4.39 and 5.55 GHz for lower and upper resonance frequencies respectively. The bandwidth of the aperture coupled microstrip patch antenna at lower resonance frequency is 10.23% (theoretical) and 13.33% (simulated) whereas at upper resonance frequency, it is 5.69% (theoretical) and 3.59% (simulated). The frequency ratio obtained for upper to lower resonance frequencies for theoretical and simulated results are 1.5 and 1.37 respectively. The theoretical results are compared with IE3D simulation results along with reported experimental results and they are in close agreement.     

Frequency Tunable Microstrip Patch Antenna Using RF MEMS Technology

A novel reconfigurable microstrip patch antenna is presented that is monolithically integrated with RF microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) capacitors for tuning the resonant frequency. Reconfigurability of the operating frequency of the microstrip patch antenna is achieved by loading it with a coplanar waveguide (CPW) stub on which variable MEMS capacitors are placed periodically. MEMS capacitors are implemented with surface micromachining technology, where a 1-mum thick aluminum structural layer is placed on a glass substrate with a capacitive gap of 1.5 mum. MEMS capacitors are electrostatically actuated with a low tuning voltage in the range of 0-11.9 V. The antenna resonant frequency can continuously be shifted from 16.05 GHz down to 15.75 GHz as the actuation voltage is increased from 0 to 11.9 V. These measurement results are in good agreement with the simulation results obtained with Ansoft HFSS. The radiation pattern is not affected from the bias voltage. This is the first monolithic frequency tunable microstrip patch antenna where a CPW stub loaded with MEMS capacitors is used as a variable load operating at low dc voltages     

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.     

Analysis of aperture-coupled microstrip antenna using cavity method

Presents an original analysis of aperture coupling of a microstrip antenna. The theory is based on the cavity model, and results are compared with the moment method and measurement.<>     

Circularly polarised microstrip antenna with a tuning stub

A simple circular polarisation (CP) design of microstrip antennas using a tuning stub is proposed and studied. It is also demonstrated that, by applying this CP design method to a circular microstrip patch with a cross slot having equal slot lengths, a compact circularly-polarised microstrip antenna can easily be implemented, with much more relaxed manufacturing tolerances as compared to the case of using a cross slot of unequal slot lengths. Details of the antenna designs are described, and experimental results are presented and discussed     

多用途陷波小型超宽带天线

提出了一种具有陷波特性的多用途小型超宽带微带天线。该天线类似一般的宽缝隙微带天线,但在矩形调谐支节内嵌入T形支节获得了陷波特性。通过数值仿真和实验测量,对天线的阻抗特性、方向图和增益进行了研究。结果显示该天线在2.39～12GHz的频段内驻波比小于2,其中的5.15～5.95GHz的范围内具有陷波特性。同时该天线还可覆盖2.4GHz无线局域网(WLAN)频段,在整个工作频段内有良好的辐射方向特性。     

Design of a novel sextuple band-notched UWB antenna

A novel sextuple band-notched UWB antenna was designed. Sextuple band-notched characteristics could be realized by adding a T-shaped stub, a bent stub, and etching a U-shaped slot on the patch, adding a C-shaped stub, an anti-C shaped stub near microstrip line and etching a pair of L-shaped slots on the ground plane,which effectively sup-presses the interference between narrow band systems and UWB systems. The influence of the proposed structures on band-notched characteristics was studied, and band-notched principle was explained by antenna surface current and equivalent circuit. Finally the antenna was fabricated and measured. The measured results of VSWR, radiation patterns and gains agree well with the simulated results, which demonstrates the correctness of the design method. The proposed antenna has good performance and can be widely used due to its sextuple band-notched characteristics.     

Aperture-coupled, differentially-fed planar inverted F antenna

A differentially-fed single aperture is used to excite an unsymmetrical antenna contactlessly. The current maximum below the aperture is generated by an odd-mode signal, rather than an open-circuit stub. Simulated and measured 0.9 GHz results, with a planar inverted F antenna, suggest potential applications in mobile communication systems.     

X波段二维宽带宽扫背腔微带天线

设计了一种X波段背腔微带天线,采用探针和口径耦合相结合的馈电方式实现了小单元间距下单层微带贴片的宽带工作,并弱化了馈线寄生辐射对方向图的扰动。设计加工了8×8单元的天线小阵。实测结果表明,该天线在设计要求的2GHz带宽内驻波小于1.5,驻波小于2的相对带宽25%;方向图测试结果表明实现了方位向45°、俯仰向30°的扫描,增益22.8dB,天线效率大于80%,可满足二维宽带宽扫瓦片天线的实际应用需求。     

Dual-band reactively loaded microstrip antenna

A previously derived theory is applied to a microstrip antenna with a reactive load to produce a dual-band radiator. A model consisting of a rectangular patch radiator loaded with a variable length short-circuited coaxial stub was investigated experimentally. Comparisons of theoretical predictions and experimental data are made for the impedance and resonant frequencies as a function of the position of the load, the length of the stub, and the characteristic impedance of the stub.     

具有陷波功能的超宽带缝隙天线的设计与研究

提出了一种具有陷波功能与分形调谐支节的新型超宽带缝隙天线.该天线的结构类似于一般的微带缝隙天线,通过采用分形调谐支节引入半波长谐振结构,使得该天线不仅具备了超宽带缝隙天线的优点,还具备灵活可调的陷波功能.通过计算、测量和尺度放大实验,充分考察了天线的频域特性.实验结果表明该天线的工作频带为2.66～10.76 GHz,在4.95～5.85 GHz频段上具有陷波功能,同时具有相对稳定的辐射方向性和近似的全向特性.该研究对设计小型超宽带天线具有一定的价值.