In the development of a multifunctional and multi-standard analog frontend module in emerging and future wireless systems,multifunction antenna array is an indispensable component.To this end,the aperture-shared techn...In the development of a multifunctional and multi-standard analog frontend module in emerging and future wireless systems,multifunction antenna array is an indispensable component.To this end,the aperture-shared technique has come of age,and demonstrated significant advantages in the cost-effective design of efficient,compact,multiband,multibeam,and polarization-diversified antenna arrays,particularly with high frequency ratios.In this paper,various antenna topologies and surface architectures based on this technique,which have been proposed and developed thus far for a wide variety of applications,are reviewed,examined,and categorized to highlight the nature of electromagnetic aperture-shared schemes and merits.Finally,we briefly discuss future research directions in this context for multifunction millimeter-wave and terahertz wireless systems development.展开更多
We propose and investigate a methodology based on convolved electric and magnetic currents for the generation of multi-band responses over a space-shared radiating surface.First,a single wideband antenna operation pri...We propose and investigate a methodology based on convolved electric and magnetic currents for the generation of multi-band responses over a space-shared radiating surface.First,a single wideband antenna operation principle based on inter-leaved dipole and slot modes is studied and analyzed using full-wave simulations followed by a qualitative time domain analysis.Subsequently,a 2×2 dual-band radiating unit is conceived and developed by closely arranging single wideband antennas.In this case,multimode resonances are generated in a lower frequency band by a proper convolving and coupling of the magnetic and electric currents realized in the gaps between the antennas and on the surface of the antennas,respectively.This methodology can be deployed repeatedly to build up a self-scalable topology by reusing the electromagnetically(EM)connected radiating surfaces and gaps be-tween the radiating units.Due to the efficient reuse of the electromagnetic region for the development of multiband radiation,a high aperture-reuse efficiency is achieved.Finally,as a proof of concept,a 2×4 dual-band array operating in Ku-and Ka-bands is devel-oped and fabricated by a linear arrangement of the two developed radiating units.Our measurement results show that the proposed antenna array provides impedance and gain bandwidths of 30%and 25.4%in the Ku-band and 10.65%and 8.52%in the Ka-band,respectively.展开更多
文摘In the development of a multifunctional and multi-standard analog frontend module in emerging and future wireless systems,multifunction antenna array is an indispensable component.To this end,the aperture-shared technique has come of age,and demonstrated significant advantages in the cost-effective design of efficient,compact,multiband,multibeam,and polarization-diversified antenna arrays,particularly with high frequency ratios.In this paper,various antenna topologies and surface architectures based on this technique,which have been proposed and developed thus far for a wide variety of applications,are reviewed,examined,and categorized to highlight the nature of electromagnetic aperture-shared schemes and merits.Finally,we briefly discuss future research directions in this context for multifunction millimeter-wave and terahertz wireless systems development.
文摘We propose and investigate a methodology based on convolved electric and magnetic currents for the generation of multi-band responses over a space-shared radiating surface.First,a single wideband antenna operation principle based on inter-leaved dipole and slot modes is studied and analyzed using full-wave simulations followed by a qualitative time domain analysis.Subsequently,a 2×2 dual-band radiating unit is conceived and developed by closely arranging single wideband antennas.In this case,multimode resonances are generated in a lower frequency band by a proper convolving and coupling of the magnetic and electric currents realized in the gaps between the antennas and on the surface of the antennas,respectively.This methodology can be deployed repeatedly to build up a self-scalable topology by reusing the electromagnetically(EM)connected radiating surfaces and gaps be-tween the radiating units.Due to the efficient reuse of the electromagnetic region for the development of multiband radiation,a high aperture-reuse efficiency is achieved.Finally,as a proof of concept,a 2×4 dual-band array operating in Ku-and Ka-bands is devel-oped and fabricated by a linear arrangement of the two developed radiating units.Our measurement results show that the proposed antenna array provides impedance and gain bandwidths of 30%and 25.4%in the Ku-band and 10.65%and 8.52%in the Ka-band,respectively.
