Design of a High-Gain 2 × 1 Array Antenna for S-Band Applications

Antennas are an indispensable element in wireless networks. For long-distance wireless communication, antenna gains need to be very strong (highly directive) because the signal from the antenna loses a lot of strength as it travels over long distances. This is true in the military with missile, radar, and satellite systems, etc. Antenna arrays are commonly employed to focus electromagnetic waves in a certain direction that cannot be achieved perfectly with a single-element antenna. The goal of this study is to design a rectangular microstrip high-gain 2 × 1 array antenna using ADS Momentum. This microstrip patch array design makes use of the RT-DUROID 5880 as a substrate with a dielectric constant of 2.2, substrate height of 1.588 mm, and tangent loss of 0.001. To achieve efficient gain and return loss characteristics for the proposed array antenna, RT-Duroid is a good choice of dielectric material. The designed array antenna is made up of two rectangular patches, which have a resonance frequency of 3.3 GHz. These rectangular patches are excited by microstrip feed lines with 13 mm lengths and 4.8 mm widths. The impedance of the patches is perfectly matched by these transmission lines, which helps to get better antenna characteristics. At a resonance frequency of 3.3 GHz, the suggested antenna array has a directivity of 10.50 dB and a maximum gain of 9.90 dB in the S-band. The S parameters, 3D radiation pattern, directivity, gain, and efficiency of the constructed array antenna are all available in ADS Momentum.

Analysis of the radiation Resistance and Gain of Full-Wave Dipole Antenna for Different Feeding Design

This paper demonstrates the analysis of antenna pattern and gain for different designs of full-wave dipole antenna feeding techniques. Seven such techniques were studied and analyzed;symmetrical dual feeding in phase, symmetrical dual feeding out of phase, asymmetrical dual feeding in phase, asymmetrical dual feeding out of phase, symmetrical triple feeding in phase and symmetrical triple feeding out of phase. Symmetrical dual feeding in phase produced high gain as compared to the single and center-fed antennas. An improvement of about 3 to 3.5 dB was achieved comparing to center tap fed and off center fed. It was found that an asymmetrical dual feeding in-phase provides good performance, considering the directivity, pattern, and input impedance. A 2.46 dB gain has been attained. It was found that a symmetrical triple feeding provides an overall best performance with respect to gain, radiation pattern, beam width and input impedance.

Rectangular Microstrip Antenna with Air Cavity for High Gain and Improved Front to Back Ratio

A rectangular microstrip patch antenna using conventional Poly Tetra Fluride Ethelene (PTFE) substrate with air cavity is proposed and theoretically investigated. Considerably high gain along with improved front to back radiation isolation is demonstrated using such proposed antenna. The radiation performance of this new antenna has been compared to a conventional microstrip patch for some commonly used aspect ratios (width to length ratio). Compared to conventional microstrip antenna the proposed configuration shows more than 12% increment in peak gain and more than 10% increment in front to back radiation performance in each set of aspect ratio. The elucidation of such improvement in the radiation characteristics of the proposed antenna is also presented.

A Frequency Selective Surface Loaded UWB Antenna for High Gain Applications

This paper presents the design of wideband and high gainFrequency Selective Surface(FSS)loaded antenna for ultra-wideband(UWB)wireless applications requiring high-gain.The antenna consists of a monopole and an FSS reflector.Initially,a conventional rectangular monopole antenna is modified using slot and stub to achieve wide operational bandwidth and size reduction.This modified antenna shows 50%miniaturization compared to a primary rectangular monopole,having a wide impedance bandwidth of 3.6-11.8 GHz.Afterward,an FSS is constructed by the combination of circular and square ring structures.The FSS array consisting of 8×8-unit cells are integrated with the antenna as a reflector to enhance the performance of the proposed miniaturized UWB antenna.The loading of FSS results in an improvement of at least 4 dBi gain in the entire operational bandwidth.Moreover,the antenna’s bandwidth is also increased at the lower frequency band due to the presence of the FSS.A prototype of the antenna is fabricated and tested to verify the simulation results.The simulation and measurement results show that the antenna offers a wideband-10 dB impedance bandwidth ranging from 2.55-13GHz with a stable peak gain of 8.6 dBi and retains the radiation pattern stability.

Gain Enhancement of Dielectric Resonator Antenna Using Electromagnetic Bandgap Structure

High gain antennas are highly desirable for long-range wireless communication systems.In this paper,a compact,low profile,and high gain dielectric resonator antenna is proposed,fabricated,experimentally tested,and verified.The proposed antenna system has a cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna with a height of 9 mm and a radius of 6.35 mm as a radiating element.The proposed dielectric resonator antenna is sourced with a slot while the slot is excited with a rectangular microstrip transmission line.The microstrip transmission line is designed for a 50impedance to provide maximum power to the slot.As a result,the proposed antenna operates at 5.15 GHz with a 10-dB absolute bandwidth of 430 MHz(4.98–5.41 GHz).It is important to mention that the gain of the dielectric resonator antenna is enhanced by the introduction of an electromagnetic bandgap(EBG)structure.In fact,EBG units are placed below the antenna,which enhances the realized peak gain from 5.32 dBi to 8.36 dBi at 5.15 GHz.More specifically,a gain enhancement of 3.04 dB is observed with the introduction of the EBG array.This antenna has several good features such as high gain,compact size,large bandwidth,and lower losses which make it a suitable choice for long-range wireless communication systems.

High Gain Directional Antenna Array for WiMAX Application

A 16×16 micro-strip antenna array with high gain characteristic was proposed for the 5.5 GHz WiMAX application. The T-junctions with a power ratio of 2∶1 were used to design the feed network. To correct the stepped discontinuity of impedance change in common multi-section impedance transformer, exponential line matching transformers were adopted in the WiMAX frequency band. The reflection coefficient was lower than-15 dB from 5.08 GHz to 5.87 GHz. The measured gain of the antenna array achieved 29.8 dBi on E-plane at 5.8 GHz.

High-gain planar TEM horn antenna fed by balanced microstrip line

A printed TEM horn antenna with high gain fed by balanced microstrip line is proposed. The radiation part of the antenna consists of two symmetrical triangular metal slice branches printed on the FR-4 substrate with 15 mm thickness. The two branches are fed by balanced microstrip line. The antenna is simulated by software CST MICROWAVE STUDIO and the equivalent adopted dipole model is proposed to describe the radiation characteristic of the antenna. The simulation results indicate that the frequency range is from 164 GHz to 5 GHz with reflection coefficient less than -6 dB, and the typical gain value is 8 dB in the operating bandwidth. In order to improve antenna gain without influencing the bandwidth, the length of the dielectric slab should be extended appropriately in the main radiation direction. By extending the length of the dielectric slab appropriately in the main radiation direction, the antenna gain can be improved significantly without the influence on the bandwidth. Besides, a metal disc loaded in the radiation direction makes the gain in band be more stable. The prototype has been fabricated and measured in microwave anechoic chamber which is coincident with the simulation results. This antenna can be widely applied in the UWB field.

STUDY ON THE WIDE-BAND AND HIGH-GAIN MICROSTRIP ANTENNA ELEMENT

A novel three layers microstrip antenna element that has the advantages of wideband and high-gain is proposed. The eigenvalue equation and the frequency characteristic formulas of the input Voltage Stand Wave Ratio ( VSWR ) are obtained by using the spectral domain method and equivalent circuit method, respectively. With the aid of the numerical results, a C-band microstrip antenna element with bandwidth of 16% (VSWR【1.5) or 25% (VSWR【2) and gain of 10.2-11.3 dB is developed, which are much larger than the bandwidth of 5-6% and the gain of 6-7 dB of the common microstrip antenna element.

Correction Factor for Power Gain in Antenna Arrays

Antenna array gain is a relative measure of performance defined differently in various literature. Most definitions of gain are not power consistent, and thus cannot be used directly in link budget analysis. In this short paper, we present a power correction factor for common definitions of power gain of antenna arrays that allows them to be used in standard link budget calculations.

用于微波无线输能的高增益柔性天线研究

为克服传统有线供能方式的接入不便问题,提出了一种用于5.8 GHz微波无线输能(MWPT)高增益柔性天线。天线以聚酰亚胺(PI)为基底,采用广义迭代设计方法得到3层圆环结构,并选用共面波导(CPW)方式馈电。此外,为提高天线增益,在天线背面加载空气层和柔性反射板,并对天线性能进行了测试。测量结果显示:该天线在频率5.8 GHz处的峰值增益为9.51 dBi;当天线弯曲在曲率半径为85,60,45 mm时,增益始终保持在8.89 dBi以上,S_(11)幅值始终小于-10 dB。最后,通过微波无线输能实验测得该天线最大能量捕获效率可达71.3%,在弯曲状态下也能保持59%以上的捕获效率。该天线的高增益、高能量捕获效率以及稳定性证明了其在微波无线输能中具有潜在的应用价值。

超表面宽带天线的仿真与设计

仿真设计了一款基于超表面的宽带贴片天线,通过在矩形辐射贴片上刻蚀“工”字型缝隙展宽了天线的带宽,在不改变天线尺寸和工作频段的基础上,距离天线介质基板为H的正上方加载了5×5正方形单元结构组成的单层超表面,改善了天线的阻抗匹配,提高了天线的增益。仿真结果显示,该天线的工作频段为4.7~7.9 GHz,带宽为3.2 GHz,实现了宽带化,在工作频段内辐射方向稳定,最大增益达到了6.83 dBi。

用于油气井RFID扶正器激活的阅读器共形天线设计

基于油气井井下环境的特点,为实现井下扶正器的远程控制,同时改正射频识别(RFID)阅读器天线电磁波强度衰减过大、辐射性能差等缺陷,设计一种共形于井下管道的RFID扶正器阅读器偶极子天线。依据天线设计的基本理论,利用天线弯折技术,将该天线结构设计为倒“U”型,实现与套管相共形;通过仿真扫频分析优化天线参数,分析天线主要结构对性能的影响。结果表明,设计的天线最终的中心频率为860 MHz,在该频率下天线输入端口反射系数为-21.05 dB,增益为2.2 dB,天线尺寸为11 mm×148.44 mm,天线的性能满足设计需求,可用于套管扶正器等井下工具的无线控制。

多项式拟合技术在天线增益测量中的应用研究

文中简述了多项式拟合的基本原理公式,提出利用多项式拟合技术确定天线增益频段特性和大型口径天线不同仰角增益的方法。在比较法增益测量中,标准喇叭的增益常为已知的离散校准值,利用高频、低频和两个中间频点的增益值拟合了标准喇叭增益的解析式,非拟合点的增益计算结果同已知的标准喇叭增益校准值吻合很好,证明了该方法的有效性。最后,简述了多项式拟合技术在S波段8.54 m气象雷达天线增益测量及大型射电望远镜天线不同仰角增益测量中的应用。

偶极子对激发的宽带平面端射高增益天线

文中提出了一款单向辐射特性的微带缝隙结构双偶极子宽带天线。该天线由阶梯型缝隙结构、共面双偶极子和5组引向器构成。阶梯型缝隙结构用于改善阻抗匹配,拓展了天线的带宽;共面双偶极子改善了天线的辐射特性;引向器提高了天线的增益。仿真和实测表明,该天线的相对带宽为66.4%(5.78 GHz~11.53 GHz),带内前后比为15.7 dB~27.4 dB、增益为8.4 dBi~11.9 dBi,并且天线的交叉极化低、辐射方向图稳定。该天线的良好性能使其在无线通信和雷达领域的应用具有极强的吸引力。

一种宽带多网组合卫星导航终端天线

为了满足多系统兼容、高集成度卫星定位终端对天线的需求,提出了一种宽带多网组合卫星导航终端天线。天线采用宽带交叉偶极子结构实现全球卫星导航系统全频段(1164 MHz~1278 MHz&1557 MHz~1612 MHz)覆盖,采用平面倒F天线结构实现蓝牙/WLAN频段(2400 MHz~2483.5 MHz)覆盖,采用缺陷地单极子结构实现移动通信宽频(824 MHz~960 MHz&1710 MHz~2690 MHz)覆盖,通过微带枝节匹配和去耦结构等手段实现多组天线的融合,天线整体尺寸为120 mm×120 mm×45 mm。实测结果表明:天线电压驻波比优于目标带宽,方向图增益实测结果与仿真结果吻合。该天线具有频带宽、增益高、易调谐等优点,可较好地应用于全频段全网通测量型卫星定位终端设备中。

A Compact Quad-Band Sickle-Shaped Monopole Antenna for GSM 900/WiMax/WLAN Applications

In this paper a novel,compact,microstrip-fed,quad-band monopole antenna is presented for the application of Global System for Mobile communication(GSM 900),Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access(WiMAX)and Wireless Local Area Network(WLAN).The proposed antenna comprises of a sickle-shaped structure with four circular arc strips,and a modified rectangular ground plane.The four strips of the antenna are independently responsible for the four different resonant frequencies of the operating bands and can be tuned separately to control the radiation performance.The proposed quad-band antenna is designed to resonate at 940 MHz for GSM 900,2.5 and 3.5 GHz for WiMAX and 5.85 GHz for WLAN applications.At the four intended operating bands,the antenna exhibits impedance bandwidth of 60 MHz(905–965MHz),80 MHz(2.45–2.53 GHz),110 MHz(3.48–3.59 GHz)and 2.39 GHz(4.82–7.21 GHz),respectively.At the resonance frequency of the four bands,the gain of the proposed antenna is obtained as 4.2,2.5,1.7 and 1.9 dBi,respectively.A prototype of the designed antenna is fabricated and a good agreement between simulated and measured results is observed.Furthermore,the proposed antenna shows good radiation characteristics and gains at all the four operating bands.

一种宽带高增益全向天线的设计与实现

针对通信设备宽频带信号传输过程中,信号强度弱无法完成远距离传输、天线设备形式复杂、体积大等问题,本文提出了一种高增益印刷对称振子全向天线。天线两对辐射振子片分别位于印制板两面,通过带有匹配枝节的微带传输线馈电网络将两对辐射振子进行组阵。设计采用金属化过孔连接了电缆的内芯,将电缆金属外皮另一侧的辐射片焊接在一起,通过这种方式来对天线进行馈电。天线设备形式简单,体积小,既改善了天线的阻抗匹配,又有效的提高了天线增益,使得天线在宽频带内实现了全向辐射,相对带宽达到54.77%,且在带内增益大于3 dB,水平面方向图的不圆度小于2.2 dB。经过实际验证,该天线能够满足所设应用场景。

双频一体化超宽带探地雷达天线设计

针对目前探地雷达(Ground Penetrating Radar,GPR)产品单一频段工作所导致的耗时费力、效率低等缺点,文中设计实现了一种中心频率分别为400 MHz、1000 MHz且带宽为200~1500 MHz的双频一体化复合阵列天线,并将其应用于超宽带(Ultra-Wide Band,UWB)探地雷达系统中。阵列天线包含3个中心频率为400 MHz和6个中心频率为1000 MHz的蝶形天线,具备双频段同时探测能力,可实现一条测线含两种不同频段的探测结果,克服了传统探地雷达不同频率的重复探测问题,增强了探地雷达系统的实用性。所提出的双频一体化探地雷达天线具有超宽带、高增益、波束窄等特点,其相对带宽为153%,整个带宽内最高实现17.6 dBi峰值增益,半功率波束宽度最窄为7.6°,为高分辨率、高效率探地雷达应用提供了一种新的天线方案。

新型微带四面阵天线设计

在无线通信系统中,微带天线备受青睐。文章设计的微带四元阵在水平面上有全向的方向图,且极化方式为垂直极化。该天线的每个阵面都是采用串并结合的微带矩形贴片天线形式,并通过短路加载的方式实现天线俯仰面方向图在上半空间绝对增益大于-10.5dBi。测量结果显示,设计的天线在工作频率1090MHz时,电压驻波比小于1.5,方位面最小增益大于7dBi,前后比≥25dB。