Tunnel diode integrated rectangular patch antenna for millimetre range

Theoretical investigations conducted for the Ge tunnel diode integrated rectangular patch antenna reveals that such an antenna exhibits frequency tunability with bias voltage. The Ge tunnel diode loaded patch can be operated in the millimetre range (53.517–56.4615GHz). The range of frequency obtainable for operation is 2944.5MHz. The radiation pattern shows variation with the bias voltage, and radiated power beamwidth and directivity vary inversely with bias voltage. Thus, the Ge tunnel diode loaded patch can be used to achieve electronic tuning (BW = 5.355%) with the bias voltage.     

Capacitor-loaded frequency control scheme for circular patchantenna

A frequency-varying patch antenna design with a loaded capacitor is presented. Unlike traditional patch size reduction schemes, this capacitor-loaded scheme does not significantly affect the radiated power efficiency of the antenna. In some cases, the maximum radiated power can even be improved     

Integrated push-pull oscillating antenna

A new integrated self-oscillating patch antenna is presented. Two bipolar transistors, operating in push-pull mode, are embedded in a rectangular opening inside a rectangular patch in order to increase the power radiated by the antenna. Measurements show a high radiated power and linear frequency change with bias voltage. The radiation patterns of the patch are not affected by the introduced modifications     

Tunnel diode-loaded rectangular microstrip antenna for millimeter range

Theoretical investigations conducted for Ge tunnel diode-integrated rectangular patch antenna reveals that such an antenna exhibits frequency tunability with the bias voltage. The Ge tunnel diode-loaded patch can be operated in the millimeter range (51.042-54.013 GHz). The range of frequency obtainable for operation is 2971 MHz. The radiation pattern shows variation with the bias voltage and the radiated power, the beamwidth and the directivity vary inversely with the bias voltage. Thus, the Ge tunnel diode-loaded patch can be used to achieve electronic tuning (BW=5.66%) with the bias voltage.     

Modified rectangular patches for self-oscillating active-antennaapplications

Two modifications to a rectangular-patch antenna, suitable for the integration of active devices, are presented. In the first modification, the impedance inverter was placed in the rectangular opening formed by removing the central part of the patch. This modification allows optimal matching of the active device by changing the position, width, and length of the impedance-line transformer. An oscillating antenna, using this modified patch and a Gunn diode, showed a high EIRP, higher spectral purity, and substantially lower cross-polarization levels, in comparison with the reference active antenna with an unmodified patch. Because of the higher overall Q, this modification is recommended for active-antenna applications with active devices that have a narrower negative-resistance bandwidth. In the second modification, an active device (Gunn diode) was integrated directly into a rectangular opening inside the patch, without the use of a line transformer. This reduced the overall Q of the antenna, thus allowing wide-band frequency tuning by changing the bias voltage. A clear spectrum, with no spurious components of the free-running oscillating antenna, was observed. Radiation patterns in the E and H planes were measured. Low levels of cross-polarization, as for the first modification, were obtained. Injection-locking properties were investigated throughout the tuning range. A relatively wide locking range, with a good locking gain, was achieved. Such a miniaturized wide-band VCO antenna is applicable for integration in injection-locked active arrays, and spatial power combiners     

Short cylindrical antennas with enhanced radiation or high directivity

The feasibility of enhancing the radiated power or improving the directivity of a short cylindrical antenna by double impedance loading is investigated. An approximate solution for the current on a doubly loaded short antenna is developed, and typical current dlstributions, impedances, and radiation patterns of antennas appropriately loaded to implement enhanced radiation or high directivity are presented. Significant improvements in radiated power or directivity can be achieved with optimum impedance loadings. Theoretical predictions are verified by the results of an experimental study.     

Experiments on injection locking of active antenna elements foractive phased arrays and spatial power combiners

Two types of active antenna elements have been studied experimentally. One type uses a microstrip antenna with an active device mounted directly on the antenna. The other uses an active device coupled to a microstrip patch antenna through an aperture. Microstrip active antenna elements and two-element arrays have been demonstrated for both types of circuits. Injection locking of the antenna elements has been achieved through space and mutual coupling. The circuit Q factor was calculated based on the locking gain and the locking bandwidth. The power output from two elements has been successfully combined in free space with a combining efficiency of over 90%. For a single active antenna with a Gunn diode mounted directly on the patch, an electronic tuning range exceeding 9% has been achieved by varying the DC bias. The results should have many applications in low-cost active arrays, active transmitters, and spatial power combiners     

Wide bandwidth and broad beamwidth microstrip patch antenna

A novel wideband and broad-beam microstrip antenna loaded with gaps and stubs is proposed. The antenna is based on a two-layer stacked electromagnetic coupling microstrip patch antenna (ECMSA). The upper patch of the antenna is loaded with two arc gaps and three stubs. The ECMSA is used to achieve wide impedance bandwidth, while the gaps and stubs-loaded patch is used to obtain broad-beam. The impedance bandwidth is up to 34.6%. In this impedance bandwidth, the pattern bandwidth is 13%. In this pattern bandwidth, the 3 dB beamwidth of E-plane and H-plane remain stable and are about ±60°. Simulation results agree well with measured results.     

基于超材料的宽带高增益低雷达散射截面天线

利用超材料概念,通过在天线贴片和接地面上分别蚀刻周期互补三角形电磁谐振单元(CTER)和条形缝隙图案,在低介电常数薄介质基板上设计并且制作了一种宽带高增益低雷达散射界面(RCS)贴片天线。仿真分析表明:由于超材料结构的左手特性影响了天线介质基底的等效媒质参数,天线电磁场的传播方向被改变,天线辐射场主要集中在水平方向而不是传统贴片天线的垂直方向。相比初始天线,新天线相对带宽从2.9%扩展到64.5%,并且有低的电压驻波比;在工作带宽内,天线鼻锥方向低雷达散射界面都有5dB以上的减缩,最大减缩22dB.实验结果与仿真结果有较好的一致性。     

变容二极管调谐体效应振荡器的CAD

本文建立了一种新的 Gunn VCO 的电路模型,计算了 Gunn 管和变容二极管之间的径向盘耦合电容。首次利用谐波平衡法对 Gunn VCO 进行了非线性分析,设计并制作了一 Ka 波段混合集成 Gunn VCO,实验结果与 CAD 结果进行了比较,证明了该种电路模型与分析方法的有效性。此外利用该分析程序研究了Gunn 管和变容二极管之间的耦合与调谐带宽的关系。在分析的基础上,利用线性拟合误差函数作为 Gunn VCO 频率调谐线性度的优化目标函数,对 VCO 的频率调谐特性进行了优化,确定了此种电路在最佳线性调谐时 PN 结幂指数γ的值,从而在理论上对满足线性调谐的变容二极管提出了要求。     

A reduced-size dual-mode bandpass filter with capacitively loaded open-loop arms

A novel type of dual-mode microstrip bandpass filter using degenerate modes of a dual-mode microstrip square loop resonator with capacitively loaded open-loop arms is proposed. Such a dual-mode bandpass filter with a 0.75% bandwidth at the center frequency of 1.603 GHz is designed and fabricated to demonstrate the design of reduced-size microstrip filters. It is shown that the proposed filter has a size reduction of about 59% at the same center frequency, as compared with the dual-mode bandpass filters such as microstrip patch, cross-slotted patch, square loop and ring resonator filter.     

Feed reactance of rectangular microstrip patch antenna with probefeed

The input impedance of a microstrip patch antenna is an important design parameter, which controls the radiated power and impedance bandwidth. In the case of a probe fed patch antenna, the total input impedance consists of the probe reactance in series with the patch impedance. Good models for calculating patch impedance are available, but models for the probe feed appear to consider only the inductive reactance. The authors show that the total feed reactance in fact consists of two components i.e. the inductive reactance of the probe plus the capacitive reactance between the patch and the ground plane. The results show that when both the reactance components are taken into account, the agreement between the calculated and measured results is excellent     

A 16 element quasi-optical FET oscillator power combining arraywith external injection locking

The authors present analysis, design and experimental results of a 16 element planar oscillator array for quasi-optical power combining. Each element in the array consists of a single FET oscillator with an input port for injection of the locking signal and an output port which is connected to a patch radiator. The array is synchronized using a 16-way power dividing network which distributes the locking signal to the oscillating elements. The array is constructed using a two-sided microstrip configuration, with the oscillators and feed network on one side of a ground plane, and the patch radiators on the opposite side. An effective radiated power (ERP) of 28.2 W CW with an isotropic conversion gain of 9.9 dB was measured at 6 GHz. For an injected power of 10.3 dBm, a locking range of 453 MHz at a center frequency of 6.015 GHz was obtained; a bandwidth of 7.5%. Because of the simple nature of the individual oscillator elements, this approach is well suited to MMIC implementation     

Annular ring coupled circular patch with enhanced performance

An annular ring loaded circular microstrip patch antenna is presented which reduces the excitation of surface waves. This configuration, as compared to a conventional circular patch, is no more difficult to fabricate, has a greater impedance bandwidth, much higher surface wave efficiency and higher gain. Both impedance behaviour and radiation characteristics of the modified patch are considered. Very good agreement between experiment and theory is achieved     

Simultaneous observations of current and voltage waveforms of Gunn oscillators

Simultaneous observations were made of current and voltage waveforms of Gunn oscillators mounted in a resistive circuit. From the results of the observations, the efficiency of resistively loaded Gunn oscillators is studied for applied voltages and load resistances, and some quantities for a high-field domain are also discussed for applied voltages.     

Wideband small patch antenna

A small patch antenna fed by a coaxial probe with a wideband characteristic is presented. By employing dual shorting pins and cutting a slot in the patch, the size of the patch antenna is reduced while its impedance bandwidth is enhanced. The resonant frequency can be reduced by /spl sim/75% when compared with the resonance edge of a conventional patch antenna. The antenna has an impedance bandwidth of 21.5% (SWR<=2) and maximum gain of 2.2 dBi.     

Performance of 4 /spl times/ 4 sequentially rotated patch antenna array using series feed

A new 4 /spl times/ 4 sequentially rotated patch antenna array using an out-of-line series feed network is presented. The use of a series feed is shown to increase input impedance bandwidth and axial ratio bandwidth compared with a corporate feed when used in this sequentially rotated array. Performance is confirmed by full-wave simulation and experimental measurement, demonstrating a voltage standing wave ratio 2:1 bandwidth of 14.7% and a 3 dB axial ratio bandwidth of 12.4%.     

Transient radiation from a linear antenna with nonreflecting resistive loading

The transient waveforms radiated by step voltage or Gaussian pulse excited resistively loaded linear antennas are investigated by numerical means. Current distributions on the harmonically excited antenna are obtained as functions of frequency and for different values of the loading. The transfer functions of the antenna and the spectral densities of the radiated waveforms are obtained as functions of frequency and the loading and for different directions in space. The time dependent radiated waveforms produced by the antenna are obtained by using the fast Fourier inversion technique. The effects of the various antenna parameters on the radiated waveforms are also investigated. Some of the results are compared with available approximate analytical results.     

Experimental investigation of a broadband dielectric-loadedgyro-TWT amplifier

The bandwidth of a gyrotron travelling wave amplifier has been broadened by incorporating a dielectric-loaded interaction waveguide to reduce the circuit's dispersion. This proof-of-principle experiment was designed for the X-band frequency range and operates in the fundamental mode of a rectangular waveguide loaded with dielectric Macor. The amplifier is zero-drive stable and demonstrates a peak output power of 55 kW, 11% efficiency, 27 dB saturated gain with an unprecedented untapered gyro-TWT constant-drive bandwidth of 11% and a saturated bandwidth of 14%. Its performance can be further enhanced by reducing the beam's axial velocity spread as shown by previous simulation studies     

Broadband Stacked Patch Antenna with Low VSWR and Low Cross‐Polarization

A low cross‐polarization broadband stacked patch antenna is proposed. By means of the stacked patch configuration and probe‐fed strip feed technique, the VSWR 1.2:1 bandwidth of the patch antenna is enhanced to 22% from 804 MHz to 1,002 MHz, which outperforms the other available patch antennas (<10%). Furthermore, the antenna has a cross‐polarization level of less than ?20 dB and a gain level of about 9 dBi across the operating bandwidth. Simulation results are compared with the measurements, and a good agreement is observed.