Microstrip reflectarray antenna with offset feed

The authors derive and verify the concept of antenna focusing by a planar 'microstrip reflectarray' antenna. Experimental results from schematically distributed patch radiators with microstrip delay lines are consistent with the simulation results. The advantages and disadvantages of such an antenna are described. The measured overall antenna efficiency is approximately 48% at scan angles up to 30 degrees . These results demonstrate the feasibility of such an antenna.<>     

An offset reflector antenna with low sidelobes

The corrugated conical horn is considered to be an ideal feed for low sidelobe reflector antennas because of its unique characteristics. Analysis is carried out to show that low flare horns are preferred over high flare horns to give rise to low sidelobe performance for a given offset reflector antenna system.     

偏轴卡塞格伦天线的二次赋形

针对采用旋转副镜方式切换频段的大型卡塞格伦天线,提出根据等光程条件和主反射镜的射线描迹对副反射镜进行二次赋形,以修正偏轴对光程造成的影响。通过物理光学法计算了二次赋形后的卡塞格伦天线及正馈和偏焦的对称型卡式天线远场方向图,并比较了馈源相心在不同横偏距离时二次赋形后的天线方向图。结果表明:副反射镜的二次赋形有效地修正了偏轴对天线辐射方向图的影响。     

Frequency offset retrodirective antenna array

A new architecture for the Van Atta self-steering array is presented. Active antenna techniques are used to realise a compact self-steering array with enhanced retrodirective properties. The experimental performance of the array is demonstrated and a technique is described which compensates for the beam pointing error induced by antenna array element directivity     

Broadband characteristic of an offset aperture-coupled dualcircular disk microstrip antenna

Offset aperture-coupled dual-patch microstrip antennas with rectangular or triangular patches have been demonstrated to have broadband characteristics. An aperture-coupled dual-patch circular disk microstrip antenna with offsetting is investigated experimentally. A 2:1 SWR bandwidth of ~37% is obtained. The radiation patterns and gain of the antenna are determined     

Circularly polarized contoured beam antenna with offset reflectorarray feeds

A mathematical model of the circularly polarized feed is developed in this paper. The approach for the Jacobi-Bessel series expansion of the physical optics radiation integral studied by R. Mittra et al. is extended to the case of circular polarizition. A computation method for the circularly polarized contoured beam of the offset reflector antennas is analysed. Representative numerical result is given for effective isotropic radiated power contour-plot of the western zone coverage of Chinese territory by the 7-element array illumination.     

毫米波赋形偏馈双反射面天线技术

为了实现一种具有高口面辐射效率、斜波束出射能力的口径天线,采用几何光学方法设计了一种偏馈双反射面天线.天线主反射面采用赋形设计,副反射面的设计过程中采用Snell定理作为约束条件.通过理论公式、数值模拟仿真和实验测试研究,实现了一种出射波束口径为110 cm、天线口面场分布为抛物形分布、波束出射方向与竖直方向成20°夹角的赋形偏馈双反射面天线.在中心频率95 GHz下,实测天线增益为59.7 dB,第一副瓣电平为-19dB,天线口径效率达到78%.     

非赋形双偏置高性能椭圆波束天线

分析了非赋形双偏置天线产生椭圆波束的机理,将馈源的椭圆波束照射到轮廓线为椭圆形的付反射面上,通过双偏置天线的对称转换原理,主反射面产生椭圆波束.馈源波束由矩形口径的多模喇叭产生,它提供了等化的方向图.给出了馈源及天线的方向图计算公式.实验结果表明,实测方向图基本与理论计算一致.与其他类型的椭圆波束天线相比,本天线加工简单,同时天线效率也较高.     

栅格式偏置天线的关键工艺方案

通过对栅格式偏置天线的成形原理进行分析,建立了栅支板和栅条加工的数学模型,同时在建立天线 安装中栅支板定位的数学模型的基础上导出了计算公式,最后对天线主面精度进行了估算并提供出工程中实测数 据。     

On the numerical analysis of the subreflector of an offset Cassegrain microwave antenna

The physical optics analysis of the scattering from the subreflector of an offset Cassegrain microwave antenna is formulated in a novel way using the geometrical properties of the conic sections. The resulting integral is computed by means of an algorithm involving quadratic approximation of the phase and polynomial approximation of the remainder of the integrand. The formulation allows for displacement of the phase center of the feed pattern representation. Examples are presented which provide a comparison with previously reported results obtained using the geometrical theory of diffraction rather than physical optics.     

Accurate DOA estimation using array antenna with arbitrary geometry

The so called universal steering vector (USV) whose locus is equivalent to the array element pattern is applied to the direction of arrival (DOA) estimation by multiple signal classification (MUSIC) algorithm. It is shown that if the USV which includes the effect of the mutual coupling between the array elements is used, the compensation for the received voltage to remove the effect of the mutual coupling is not required any more. The USV for array antennas with arbitrary geometry is derived and evaluated efficiently by using the method of moments (MoM) so that the DOA estimation can be performed accurately by using the array antenna with arbitrary geometry. Numerical examples of the DOA estimation by a dipole array antenna, and an antenna array composed of a monopole antenna and a planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) mounted on a mobile handset are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Preliminary study on offset scan-corrected reflector antenna system

Preliminary study on offset shaped dual reflector antenna systems has been carried out to assess the feasibility for multibeam satellite applications. The two-dimensional offset shaped reflector antenna geometry is generated by first creating the nodal points according to a bifocal condition and then connecting the nodal points by smooth curves to form the profiles of the main and subreflectors. The three-dimensional geometry is created by body revolution. The offset geometry is obtained by properly tailoring the three-dimensional geometry. This offset shaped reflector antenna system has an inherent astigmatism which can be either fully or partially compensated. For applications requiring a scan range in azimuth more thanpm 5beamwidths, the offset shaped dual reflector antenna systems offer better scan performance (in terms of peak gains) than offset Cassegrain geometries at the expense of the performance of the on-axis beams. In elevation with a 16 beamwidth scan range, the shaped design provides 0.3 dB less scan loss than the Cassegrain design.     

The effect of an offset impedance sheet on the admittance of a slot antenna

The effect of offsetting a plasma (or dielectric) from an infinite slot antenna excited with a TEM mode in a conducting plane is considered, using an impedance sheet as a model for the plasma. Results are obtained for the change in antenna admittance as a function of offset distance for several different values of plasma (dielectric) surface impedance and characteristic antenna dimensions.     

A broadband aperture-coupled stacked microstrip antenna with both patches notched and offset

This paper proposes a new approach to further improving the bandwidth of a typical aperture-coupled stacked microstrip antenna by cutting triangular notches in the radiating sides of both radiating patches together with offsetting both patches. An antenna applying this new approach is designed, fabricated, and tested. The experimental antenna could achieve a measured impedance bandwidth of about 37.5% for the Voltage Standing Wave Ratio （VSWR） 〈 2 in X-band.     

Broad-band dual-frequency microstrip patch antenna with modified Sierpinski fractal geometry

A dual-frequency antenna based on the Sierpinski fractal with two parasitic patches to enhance the impedance bandwidth is presented. An electrical circuit model formed by RLC resonators is proposed to learn about the antenna physical behavior and to achieve the dual band operation minimizing a trial-and-error numerical/measurement proofs. The antenna has been designed using a method of moment commercial code and has been experimentally tested, obtaining two bands with a broad bandwidth and similar radiation patterns.     

偏馈FZP天线的远场辐射特性

利用物理光学法分析了偏馈FZP反射面天线的辐射特性，考察了喇叭馈源的最强辐射中心带来的影响，计算机模拟结果表明了该天线具有较好的辐射特性。     

Beam squint in a linearly polarised offset reflector antenna

A beam squint has been found to occur in the field radiated by an offset paraboloid antenna illuminated by a feed with linear polarisation in the plane of offset. The squint, whose existence has been confirmed by computed and measured radiation patterns, occurs in the offset plane, and is typically 0.03 of a beamwidth for a reflector of 6-wavelengths diameter. An assessment is given of the likely effect of the squint on the performance of an offset reflector radiating a circularly polarised field     

Robust frequency offset estimation for pilot symbol assisted packetCDMA with MIMO antenna systems

We propose frequency offset estimation and combining techniques for pilot symbol assisted (PSA) packet downlink code-division multiple access (CDMA) with multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) antenna systems. Orthogonal Walsh codes are used for dedicated pilot symbols at the transmit antennas. The discrete Fourier transform (DFT)-based frequency offset estimation is used for simple implementation. In addition, simple interpolation is also used for resolution improvement of the DFT. When identical frequency offset is assumed, the frequency offset estimates for each single-input single-output (SISO) sub-stream (i.e., transmit/receive antenna pair) can be combined at the receiver. Simulation results show that the estimation and combining techniques proposed deliver improvement in the frequency offset estimation performance     

A shaped single reflector offset antenna with lowcross-polarization fed by a lens horn

A novel compact primary-fed offset reflector antenna with the potential of radiating circular as well as elliptical beams with low cross-polarization, is proposed. The reflector is fed by a horn with a phase-correcting lens in the aperture. Compared to the dual-reflector offset antenna, the concept is easier to assemble and mechanically more robust. The antenna has been synthesized and analyzed by computer programs resulting from modifications of corresponding PO programs for dual-reflector offset antennas. The synthesized antenna exhibits similar cross-polarization, side-lobe level, and aperture efficiency as those of dual-reflector offset antennas, although the one-to-one correspondence between zero cross-polarization and conformal mapping from the feed to the aperture, is not exactly valid for this approach     

星载赋形波束单馈源单偏置反射面天线设计

为了使星载赋形波束天线远场方向图与服务区形状匹配良好,并且在波束覆盖区内具有较平坦的方向性系数,将表征反射面形状的Zernike多项式展开系数作为优化变量,建立基于最小P乘法和Minmax方法的适应度函数,利用进化算法进行赋形反射面天线优化。利用该方法设计了覆盖中国大陆和巴西的赋形波束反射面天线。仿真结果表明,天线远场方向图与服务区形状均匹配良好,服务区内的方向性系数波动量分别为2.31 dB和11.23 dB,该值比现有方法小,并且该方法具有较高自由度及收敛性好的特点。