A 60‐GHz on‐chip slot‐array antenna in integrated‐passive‐device technology for antenna‐in‐package applications

A new millimeter‐wave antenna structure on a low‐cost, production platform integrated passive device technology is presented. The antenna consists of a 2‐by‐1 array of slot antennas at 60 GHz. An in‐house developed on‐chip antenna measurement setup was used to characterize the fabricated antenna. The measurement results show an antenna gain of more than 5 dBi with a return loss of 18 dB at 60 GHz. The better‐than‐10‐dB impedance bandwidth of the antenna covers the 60‐GHz unlicensed band from 57 to 64 GHz. The 3‐dB beamwidths of the antenna are 105° and 76° at E‐plane and H‐plane at 60 GHz, respectively. The size of the die of the antenna is 2 mm × 4.5 mm. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 24:155–160, 2014.     

Dual segment rectangular dielectric resonator antenna with metamaterial for improvement of bandwidth and gain

The simulation and experimental studies of an aperture‐coupled wideband dual segment rectangular dielectric resonator antenna with metamaterial for C‐band applications are presented in this paper. The antenna consists of Alumina (Al₂O₃) ceramic as upper segment and Teflon as lower segment. The combination of circular‐shaped coplanar split‐ring resonator and conducting strip has been used as metamaterial superstrate. With the use of metamaterial superstrate, the bandwidth of the antenna is increased by 48% through simulation and 22% experimentally. The broadside radiation pattern of the antenna is converted into directive radiation pattern with reduced beamwidth when metamaterial superstrate is used. The peak gain of the antenna is also enhanced by 33% through simulation and 31% experimentally with the use of metamaterial superstrate. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 24:646–655, 2014.     

Limits of compensation in a failed antenna array

In large antenna arrays, the possibility of occurrence of faults in some of the radiating elements cannot be precluded at all times. In such situations, the radiation pattern of the array gets distorted, mostly with an increase in sidelobe level and decrease in gain. Although it is not possible to restore the pattern fully by rearranging the excitations of the functioning elements, compensation methods have been reported in the literature for restoring one performance parameter of the array and making a trade‐off on some other parameter. In this article, we have made a study on the tolerance level of this compensation process. One part of the study deals with the thinning in the failed array, that is, to find a limit on the minimum number of functioning elements of the array that can restore the digital beamforming of the failed array. The second part of study deals with finding the maximum number of element failures that can be compensated. The study was carried out by optimizing the amplitude excitations of the failed array. Instead of classical optimization techniques, particle swarm optimization was used for the compensation process. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 24:635–645, 2014.     

A simple planar monopole UWB slot antenna with dual independently and reconfigurable band‐notched characteristics

An extremely simple and compact planar monopole ultrawideband (UWB) slot antenna with dual band‐notched characteristics is proposed. The antenna is composed of a circular radiation patch, a microstrip‐fed line, and a partial ground. By etching an arc‐shaped slot on the radiation patch and a C‐like slot on the feed line, dual notched frequency bands at 3.3–3.7 GHz for WiMAX and 5.15–5.825 GHz for WLAN are achieved. And, the two notched bands can be adjusted independently by varying the length of the slots. Moreover, the band‐notched characteristics can be reconfigurable by shorting the corresponding slots. So, the antenna is capable of operating in one of multiple modes which makes it an excellent candidate for UWB applications. Meanwhile, experimental results indicate that the antenna has an available impendence bandwidth from 2.9 to 11 GHz which covers the UWB frequency band, and nearly omnidirectional patterns, stable gains, small group delay in operating band except rejected bands. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 24:706–712, 2014.     

无线温度检测中的频率信号处理

针对传统方法难以检测传感器大范围频率偏移信号的问题,采用扩频技术解决这一问题。考虑无线温度检测以不同切型的晶体为核心、以超声波信号为载体,为设计出适合不同晶体特性、检测精度高、通用性强的检测仪表,对超声回波信号检测方式进行了改进,提出采用扩频技术中的分段匹配滤波进行传感器频率信号处理。经仿真证明,它可以有效保证超声波收发双方的同步,准确测出超声回波频率偏移值,可以推广用于其他需要频偏信号检测的场合。     

Offset printing inks based on rapeseed and sunflower oil. Part I: Synthesis and characterization of rapeseed oil-and sunflower oil-modified alkyd resins

Two sets of alkyd resins of variable oil lengths with the required properties for offset printing ink formulations, modified by sunflower and rapeseed oil, were synthetized according to the “monoglyceride” process. The influence of the acyl composition of the modifying vegetable oil and of the oil content on alkyds’ properties was determined by detailed chemical and rheological characterization. Molecular structure, size, and molecule size distribution appeared to be linked to these two factors. A comparative study with two usual linseed oil-modified alkyds led to determination of the more appropriate alkyds for applications in offset varnishes.     

天线方向图自动测试系统设计与实现

为了获得一套完整、快速、高效的测试手段和力法,通过对天线方向图测试原理的分析,在微波暗室和测量设备的基础上,基于PNA矢量网络分析仪的测量特性,设计测试力案,使用VC＋＋开发出一套天线力向图测试软件,实现了天线的自动化测试.测试数据符合天线测量要求,在实际应用中为天线方向图自动化测试提供了支撑和帮助.     

亚像素级模糊图像配准算法

针对目前的特征点匹配算法不能有效配准边缘模糊的图像,提出一种灰度偏移极值特征。将局部像素灰度偏移均值最明显的点作为特征点,利用最小二乘拟合曲线,通过曲线导函数将偏移极值点精确定位于亚像素级,最后采用分块的NMI为特征点分配32维特征向量,再对比向量间距离以实现配准。该特征易于提取、运算简单,而且能在阶跃边缘不清晰的图像中稳定存在。经实验验证,算法应用于模糊图像配准具有较高的匹配精度。     

空间薄膜反射镜圆薄膜模态分析

空间薄膜反射镜是一种空间应用新技术。聚酰亚胺圆薄膜的模态分析能够给薄膜反射镜夹持结构的设计和动态特性分析提供重要依据。通过对薄膜振动贝塞尔方程的求解,得到了300mm聚酰亚胺圆薄膜的前四阶振动频率,并利用ANSYS有限元仿真软件进行了模拟验证,求得了前四阶振型和相应振动频率。薄膜反射镜的固有频率很低,一阶固有频率为9.3Hz左右。这对于反射镜夹持结构和整个光学系统设计,以及载荷的施加、面形调整等提出了特定要求,以避免发生共振影响工作。     

TD-SCDMA系统下行波束赋形技术研究

TD-SCDMA系统最重要的技术特征是智能天线技术,智能天线技术的核心是下行波束赋形。综合考虑了干扰和噪声对移动台的影响,模拟了在不同信道环境下的基于最小均方误差准则的理想波束赋形算法及其实现方法,并对算法进行了性能仿真,分析结论并说明系统性能的改善。