New leaky-wave antenna for millimetre waves constructed from groove NRD waveguide

A new leaky-wave antenna constructed from a groove non-radiative dielectric (GNRD) waveguide is presented. The GNRD leaky-wave antenna overcomes the difficulty of assembling precisely the dielectric strip in the NRD leaky-wave antenna, and is superior to the NRD leaky-wave antenna of the same size in the radiation pattern. The propa-gation and radiation characteristics of the GNRD leaky-wave antenna are analysed by use of the transverse resonance method. The theoretical results are in good agreement with experimental data.     

漏波天线中阻带的应用及抑制

周期性结构会引入阻带.有些阻带对有些漏波天线有用,如可用于抑制某些不需要的传播模.但阻带对大部分周期性漏波天线是不利的,如边射阻带使得主波束在边射方向不能连续扫描.文中讨论了周期性结构阻带在漏波天线中的应用及抑制.给出了一个阻带应用实例:微带漏波天线一般工作于EH1模,在激励其EH1模时往往会激发不希望的EH0模,在微...     

Distributed Bragg Reflection Dielectric Waveguide Oscillators

Dielectric waveguide Gunn oscillators are presented in which the cavity consists of grating structures exhibiting either the surface-wave stopband or the leaky-wave stopband. Oscillation conditions and design criteria of the grating structures are studied. When a grating exhibiting the leaky-wave stopband is used in the oscillator, the extraction of the output power in the direction perpendicular to the dielectric waveguide axis is possible. This is because such a grating becomes a broadside-firing leaky-wave antenna with high input VSWR.     

基于漏泄矩形波导的低副瓣漏波天线

设计了一种基于长直缝隙漏泄矩形波导的低副瓣漏波天线.基于有效辐射段理论将漏波天线等效成线源模型,分析线源模型的有效辐射段结构,然后针对天线某一副瓣对应的有效辐射段,缩小该处的缝隙宽度直接抑制该副瓣水平,同时通过增大天线主瓣对应的有效辐射段缝隙宽度间接抑制副瓣水平.两种方法都能不同程度实现天线的低副瓣特性,利用仿真软件验...     

Periodic Leaky-Wave Antenna for Millimeter Wave Applications Based on Substrate Integrated Waveguide

Substrate integrated waveguides (SIW) are built up of periodically arranged metallic via-holes or via-slots. The leakage loss of SIW structures increases with the distance between the via-holes or via-slots. An open periodic waveguide with a large via distance supports the propagation of leaky-wave modes and can thus be used for the design of a leaky-wave antenna. In this paper, this leakage loss is studied in detail and used to design a periodic leaky-wave antenna. The proposed concept represents an excellent choice for applications in the millimeter-wave band. Due to its versatility, the finite difference frequency domain method for periodic guided-wave or leaky-wave structures is used to analyze the characteristics of the proposed periodic leaky-wave antenna. Two modes (${rm TE}_{10}$ and ${rm TE}_{20}$) are investigated and their different leaky-wave properties are analyzed. Based on the proposed leaky-mode analysis method, a novel periodic leaky-wave antenna at 28–34 GHz is designed and fabricated.      

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.     

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     

FDTD analysis of a metal-strip-loaded dielectric leaky-wave antenna

The finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is used to analyze a dielectric leaky-wave antenna comprising metal strips etched on a rectangular dielectric rod. The radiation patterns of the leaky-wave antenna with and without the transition are determined by using FDTD. The effects of the launching discontinuity on the performance of the antenna are discussed. In addition, the application of the perfectly matched layer (PML) technique to the three-dimensional (3-D) dielectric waveguide and its performance, compared to those of the Mur's (1981) first-order and super-absorbing Mur's first-order absorbing boundary conditions (ABCs) are described. In addition, the effects caused by perturbation on the wave propagation characteristics of dielectric waveguide are also discussed. The FDTD results are verified by a W-band experiment and found to be in good agreement     

Microstrip leaky-wave antenna fed by short-end CPW-to-slottransition

Single and dual-beam microstrip leaky-wave antennas fed by a short-end coplanar waveguide (CPW)-to-slot transition are presented. The radiation bands of the antennas are deduced from the leaky-wave propagation characteristics of the microstrip line first higher order leaky mode. The measured reflection coefficients of the radiation band confirm the predicted leaky band and the measured radiation patterns exhibit the frequency-scanning feature of the leaky-wave antenna. The short-end CPW-to-slot transition feeding method simplifies the circuit layout and is more suitable for different band design than the CPW-fed microstrip first higher order leaky-wave antennas presented in the literature     

Analytical Technique for Synthesizing a Leaky-Wave Antenna with a Semitransparent Wall of Metal Cylinders

Journal of Communications Technology and Electronics - We have developed an analytical technique for synthesizing a leaky-wave antenna in the form of an irregular hollow rectangular metal waveguide...     

Trapped image guide leaky-wave antennas for millimeter wave applications

A leaky-wave antenna is developed from a novel dielectric waveguide for millimeter wave applications. Design formulas and data are provided, and measured and computed results are presented for a prototype model.     

Slot-mode propagation in rectangular waveguide

A previously observed discrepancy in the near-field pattern of a leaky-wave rectangular-waveguide antenna has been attributed to the presence of a second mode, in addition to the well known perturbed-waveguide mode. In this letter, a quantitative investigation of the properties of this so called slot mode is reported, and it is revealed that the cutoff frequency decreases with slot height and is strongly sensitive to it, in contrast to the other leaky-wave modes. Experimental observations of leaky-wave radiation at S band frequencies from a slotted Q band rectangular waveguide substantiate the theoretical predictions.     

Leaky-Wave Slot Array Antenna Fed by a Dual Reflector System

A leaky-wave slot array antenna fed by a dual offset Gregorian reflector system is realized by pins in a parallel plate waveguide. The radiating part of the antenna is composed by parallel slots etched on one side of the same parallel plate waveguide. The dual offset Gregorian reflector system is fed by an arrangement constituted by two vias and a grid, also constituted by pins. Also this feed arrangement realizes a leaky type of radiation, this time inside the parallel plate waveguide. A prototype of the antenna has been designed, manufactured and successfully tested. The low profile, low cost and high efficiency of the antenna render it suited for a variety of radar or telecom applications.     

Analysis and design of periodic leaky-wave antennas for the millimeter waveband in hybrid waveguide-planar technology

This work presents a full-wave integral equation approach specifically conceived for the analysis and design of laterally-shielded rectangular dielectric waveguides, periodically loaded with planar perturbations of rectangular shape. This type of open periodic waveguide supports the propagation of leaky-wave modes, which can be used to build leaky-wave antennas which exhibit many desirable features for millimeter waveband applications. The particularities of the leaky-mode analysis theory are described in this paper, and comparisons with other methods are presented for validation purposes. Using this leaky-mode analysis method, a novel periodic leaky-wave antenna is presented and designed. This novel antenna shows some important improvements with respect to the features of previously proposed antennas. The results of the designed radiation patterns are validated with three-dimensional electromagnetic analysis using commercial software.     

Radiation characteristics of uniform and nonuniform dielectricleaky-wave antennas

An approach based on a waveguide model for analyzing the uniform and nonuniform dielectric leaky-wave structures is proposed for which the Galerkin solution method is applied. In the first part of the paper the far-field radiation of the uniform antenna is determined theoretically and experimentally in the Ku band and also the dependence of beamwidth and sidelobe level as function of strip width and frequency is demonstrated. In addition, an analysis of the antenna with a tapered-strip distribution-is presented. The second part describes a novel tapering procedure, performed by changing the width of the uniform antenna, for obtaining the radiation pattern with lower sidelobe levels. Sinusoidally and exponentially shaped dielectric leaky-wave structures are analyzed as nonuniform antennas. Finally, the radiation and scanning characteristics of these antennas are theoretically presented     

A leaky-wave antenna in nonradiative dielectric waveguide

A leaky-wave mechanism in a nonradiative dielectric (NRD) waveguide is described. The antenna used in the analysis consists of a long slot in one ground plane of the NRD guide; the currents present in the side walls cause the slot to radiate as a traveling-wave antenna. The antenna was designed to operate at 9.5 GHz to reduce the costs involved in working at high frequencies. The analysis of the slot follows the procedure outlined by L.O. Goldstone and A.A. Oliner (1959). A simple expression for the amount of coupling from the guide is derived under certain assumption made because information on the reactances necessary to model the slot is not as yet available. The theoretical coupling values verified by measurement and the design, construction, and performance of both leaky-wave antennas are described     

Dielectric waveguide-based leaky-wave antenna at 212 GHz

The design and fabrication of a leaky-wave antenna at 212 GHz with a dielectric waveguide as the guiding structure is described and some measured results are presented. At this frequency, previously reported approaches for fabricating such an antenna present certain difficulties, which have been overcome using some innovations. This antenna is expected to be useful for radiometry and, consequently should have small beamwidth, high efficiency, and large beam scanning with frequency. It is shown how these can be achieved     

宽带低交叉极化超材料漏波天线的设计

基于基片集成波导结构提出了一种新型双层电磁超材料单元，并验证了其左手特性。将超材料单元应用于漏波天线的设计，所设计的天线由15个双层电磁超材料单元组成。将设计好的天线进行加工测试，测试与仿真结果吻合较好，表明漏波天线的工作频带为7.20~12.70GHz，在工作频带内可实现从后向-78°到前向+80°的连续主波束扫描，天线在工作频带内的测试增益均大于10dBi，峰值增益为15.2dBi，3dB增益带宽达到50.2%。此外，该漏波天线具有很低的交叉极化电平，交叉极化始终比主极化低至少30dB。相比于新近文献报道的同类型超材料漏波天线，所设计的天线具有更加优越的电气性能。     

An asymmetric feeding X-band active frequency-scanning leaky-wave antenna

An asymmetric feeding X-band active leaky-wave antennas is developed, to excite the first high order mode of the microstrip leaky wave antenna. One is the asymmetric feeding leaky-wave antenna which integrated with a HEMT oscillator, and the other is the frequency-tuned leaky-wave antenna which integrated with a varactortuned HEMT VCO. The microstrip leaky-wave antenna is operated in the first higher mode. To excite the first higher mode, the microstrip leaky-wave antenna is fed asymmetrically. The dominant mode excitation has been successfully suppressed by adding a sequence of covered wire in the center of the microstrip leaky wave antenna. The design of these active leaky-wave antennas is discussed and the beam scanning phenomena of the antenna is presented. The HEMT oscillator frequency is controlled by tuning the varactor DC bias and the beam scanning is demonstrated. The measured scanning angle agree with prediction, it is close to 30° as the VCO frequency tuned from 8.06 GHz to 9GHz.     

Radiation of Millimeter Waves from a Leaky Dielectric Waveguide with a Light-Induced Grating Layer

A theoretical analysis is presented for the radiation characteristics of millimeter waves in a periodic dielectric waveguide having a light-induced grating layer. The waveguide is assumed to be composed of an insulator (sapphire) slab whose one surface is coated with a high-resistivity semiconductor (silicon) film. A boundary-integral-equation formulation is employed to obtain characteristic solutions of the waveguide. Numerical calculations are made at 94 GHz for both TM and TE polarizations. Estimations of the illumination power required to produce the grating are given. The waveguide presented in this paper, in conjunction with a high-power semiconductor diode laser array as a light source, may be developed to operate as an electronically beam-steerable leaky-wave antenna at millimeter-wave frequencies.