A kind of architecture of Time-to-Digital Converter(TDC) for Ultra-WideBand(UWB) application is presented. The proposed TDC is based on pulse shrinking, and implemented in a Field Programmable Gate Array(FPGA) device....A kind of architecture of Time-to-Digital Converter(TDC) for Ultra-WideBand(UWB) application is presented. The proposed TDC is based on pulse shrinking, and implemented in a Field Programmable Gate Array(FPGA) device. The pulse shrinking is realized in a loop containing two Programmable Delay Lines(PDLs) or a two-channel PDL. One line(channel) delays the rising edge and the other line(channel) delays the falling edge of a circulating pulse. Delay resolution of PDL is converted into a digital output code under known conditions of pulse width. This delay resolution measurement mechanism is different from the conventional time interval measurement mechanism based on pulse shrinking of conversion of unknown pulse width into a digital output code. This mechanism automatically avoids the influence of unwanted pulse shrinking by any circuit element apart from the lines. The achieved relative errors for four PDLs are within 0.80%–1.60%.展开更多
In this paper,an Ultra-Wideband(UWB) planar antenna is proposed for the reinforced concrete detection,which consists of a pair of planar waterdrop arms,a microstrip to coplanar parallel-strips transition and a shallow...In this paper,an Ultra-Wideband(UWB) planar antenna is proposed for the reinforced concrete detection,which consists of a pair of planar waterdrop arms,a microstrip to coplanar parallel-strips transition and a shallow rectangular cavity.In order to overcome the disadvantages of the shallow cavity,some absorbing material is loaded to weaken the narrow-band effect of the cavity and the crosstalk interference.The simulated and measured results show that the proposed antenna has a large bandwidth from 0.48 GHz to 3.6 GHz with Voltage Standing Wave Ratio(VSWR) below 2 and a fractional bandwidth about 200% under the center frequency of 1.6 GHz,directional radiation characteristics and small late-time ringing in the time domain,which can be suitable for nondestructive detection of the reinforced concrete.展开更多
A novel low-cost 4-element planar array antenna directly fed by a coaxial cable for Ultra-WideBand(UWB) application is presented. The proposed antenna consists of 2×2 bowtie elements and a simple 1:4 power divide...A novel low-cost 4-element planar array antenna directly fed by a coaxial cable for Ultra-WideBand(UWB) application is presented. The proposed antenna consists of 2×2 bowtie elements and a simple 1:4 power divider feeding network. Compared to the basic bowtie element, the impedance bandwidth of the array antenna has a significant improvement that the low cut-off frequency is extended from 6 GHz of the bowtie element to 2 GHz. The measured results show that the proposed antenna has a large bandwidth of 2 GHz to 11 GHz for Voltage Standing Wave Ratio(VSWR)<2, and exhibits a bidirectional radiation pattern and a modest gain across the operating band and a peak gain of about 9 dBi at 11 GHz.展开更多
A simple Ultra-WideBand(UWB)exponentially-tapered Transverse ElectroMagnetic(TEM)horn antenna is presented for the asphalt detection based on Ground Penetrating Radar(GPR).In order to reduce the reflections from the a...A simple Ultra-WideBand(UWB)exponentially-tapered Transverse ElectroMagnetic(TEM)horn antenna is presented for the asphalt detection based on Ground Penetrating Radar(GPR).In order to reduce the reflections from the antenna aperture,some absorbing material is loaded on the outer surface of the conductor.Comparing with the traditional TEM horn antenna,the proposed antenna has a small size and a large impedance bandwidth.Simulated and measured results show that the proposed TEM horn antenna has a low Voltage Standing Wave Ratio(VSWR)below 2 over the whole band from 0.35 GHz to 12 GHz,good radiation characteristics,and small late-time ringing,which can perfectly meet the requirements of the GPR application.展开更多
基金Supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program(No.2012AA121901)
文摘A kind of architecture of Time-to-Digital Converter(TDC) for Ultra-WideBand(UWB) application is presented. The proposed TDC is based on pulse shrinking, and implemented in a Field Programmable Gate Array(FPGA) device. The pulse shrinking is realized in a loop containing two Programmable Delay Lines(PDLs) or a two-channel PDL. One line(channel) delays the rising edge and the other line(channel) delays the falling edge of a circulating pulse. Delay resolution of PDL is converted into a digital output code under known conditions of pulse width. This delay resolution measurement mechanism is different from the conventional time interval measurement mechanism based on pulse shrinking of conversion of unknown pulse width into a digital output code. This mechanism automatically avoids the influence of unwanted pulse shrinking by any circuit element apart from the lines. The achieved relative errors for four PDLs are within 0.80%–1.60%.
基金Supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program(No.2012AA061403)
文摘In this paper,an Ultra-Wideband(UWB) planar antenna is proposed for the reinforced concrete detection,which consists of a pair of planar waterdrop arms,a microstrip to coplanar parallel-strips transition and a shallow rectangular cavity.In order to overcome the disadvantages of the shallow cavity,some absorbing material is loaded to weaken the narrow-band effect of the cavity and the crosstalk interference.The simulated and measured results show that the proposed antenna has a large bandwidth from 0.48 GHz to 3.6 GHz with Voltage Standing Wave Ratio(VSWR) below 2 and a fractional bandwidth about 200% under the center frequency of 1.6 GHz,directional radiation characteristics and small late-time ringing in the time domain,which can be suitable for nondestructive detection of the reinforced concrete.
基金Supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program(No.2012AA121901)
文摘A novel low-cost 4-element planar array antenna directly fed by a coaxial cable for Ultra-WideBand(UWB) application is presented. The proposed antenna consists of 2×2 bowtie elements and a simple 1:4 power divider feeding network. Compared to the basic bowtie element, the impedance bandwidth of the array antenna has a significant improvement that the low cut-off frequency is extended from 6 GHz of the bowtie element to 2 GHz. The measured results show that the proposed antenna has a large bandwidth of 2 GHz to 11 GHz for Voltage Standing Wave Ratio(VSWR)<2, and exhibits a bidirectional radiation pattern and a modest gain across the operating band and a peak gain of about 9 dBi at 11 GHz.
基金Supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program(No.2012AA121901)
文摘A simple Ultra-WideBand(UWB)exponentially-tapered Transverse ElectroMagnetic(TEM)horn antenna is presented for the asphalt detection based on Ground Penetrating Radar(GPR).In order to reduce the reflections from the antenna aperture,some absorbing material is loaded on the outer surface of the conductor.Comparing with the traditional TEM horn antenna,the proposed antenna has a small size and a large impedance bandwidth.Simulated and measured results show that the proposed TEM horn antenna has a low Voltage Standing Wave Ratio(VSWR)below 2 over the whole band from 0.35 GHz to 12 GHz,good radiation characteristics,and small late-time ringing,which can perfectly meet the requirements of the GPR application.
