Electromagnetic coupling reduction in dual-band microstrip antenna array using ultra-compact single-negative electric metamaterials for MIMO application

In this paper, an ultra-compact single negative（SNG） electric waveguided metamaterial（WG-MTM） is first investigated and used to reduce the mutual coupling in E ＆ H planes of a dual-band microstrip antenna array. The proposed SNG electric WG-MTM unit cell is designed by etching two different symmetrical spiral lines on the ground, and has two stopbands operating at 1.86 GHz and 2.40 GHz. The circuit size is very compact, which is only λ_0/33.6 ×λ_0/15.1（where λ_0 is the wavelength at 1.86 GHz in free space）. Taking advantage of the dual-stopband property of the proposed SNG electric WG-MTM, a dual-band microstrip antenna array operating at 1.86 GHz and 2.40 GHz with very low mutual coupling is designed by embedding a cross shaped array of the proposed SNG electric WG-MTM. The measured and simulated results of the designed dual-band antenna array are in good agreement with each other, indicating that the mutual coupling of the fabricated dual-band antenna array realizes 9.8/11.1 d B reductions in the H plane, 8.5/7.9 d B reductions in the E plane at1.86 GHz and 2.40 GHz, respectively. Besides, the distance of the antenna elements in the array is only 0.35 λ_0（where λ_0 is the wavelength at 1.86 GHz in free space）. The proposed strategy is used for the first time to reduce the mutual coupling in E ＆ H planes of the dual-band microstrip antenna array by using ultra-compact SNG electric WG-MTM.

Resonant Length Formulations for Dual Band Slot Cut Equilateral Triangular Microstrip Antennas

The dual band equilateral triangular microstrip antennas are realized by cutting the slots of either quarter wave or half wave in length, inside the patch. In this design, however these simpler approximations of slot length against the frequency do not give closer results for different slot lengths and there positions inside the patch. In this paper, the modal variations of slot cut patch antennas over wide frequency range are studied. It is observed that the slot does not introduce any mode but reduces the higher order mode resonance frequency of the patch and along with the fundamental mode realizes dual band response. The formulations of the resonant length for the mode introduce by the slots in these antennas are proposed. The resonance frequencies calculated using proposed formulations agree well with the simulated results with an error of less than 5%.

Experimental Study of Stacked Rectangular Microstrip Antenna for Dual-Band

A dual-band characteristic of stacked rectangular microstrip antenna is experimentally studied. It is a probe fed antenna for impedance matching with 50Ω coaxial cable. This antenna works well in the frequency range (2.86 to 4.63 GHz). It is basically a low cost, light weight medium gain antenna, which is used for mobile communication. The variations of the length and width (1mm) of the stacked rectangular patch antenna have been done. And it is found dual resonance with increasing lower resonance frequency and almost constant upper resonance frequency with increases of the length & width of rectangular microstrip antenna. The input impedance and VSWR, return loss have been measured with the help of Network analyzer.

Aperture Coupled Microstrip Antenna for Dual-Band

This paper presents air gap aperture coupled microstrip antenna for dual-band operation over the frequency range of (2.9 to 6.0 GHz). This antenna differs from any other microstrip antenna with their feeding structure of the radiating patch element. Input signal couples to the radiating patch trough the aperture that exists on the ground plane of microstrip feed line. The dual-band achieved by variation of air gap [2 mm to 6 mm] between single patch antenna and aper-ture coupled microstrip antenna. The main advantage of this type antenna is increased the bandwidth of the antenna as compared to a single layered patch antenna. The two resonant frequencies can vary over a wide frequency range and the input impedance is easily matched for both frequencies. The obtain ratios of resonance frequencies are variable from 2.1 GHz to 1.1 GHz with increasing the air gap between single patch and aperture coupled microstrip antenna. The measured return loss [–14 dB] exhibits an impedance bandwidth of 35%. The input impedance and VSWR return loss have been measured with the help of Network analyzer.

N Design of an H-shaped Slot Multi-frequency Microstrip Antenna

Conventional slot microstrip antenna is analyzed,an h-shaped multi-frequency and miniaturization slot microstrip antenna is proposed.Numerical simulation is performed for the characteristics of the antenna with the software HFSS11.0,which is a kind of simulation software based on Finite Element Method,the simulation results shown that the antenna operated at 2.26~2.42GHz,2.67~2.82GHz,4.28~4.39GHz and 5.76~5.89GHz when the return loss S11<-10dB,the size reduced compare to general microstrip antenna,demonstrated the effectiveness of the design scheme.The antenna structure is simple and easily to be implemented,met the wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g/n mobile terminal antenna miniaturization and multi-band requirements.

Novel dual-band antenna for multi-mode GNSS applications

A novel dual-band antenna is proposed for mitigating the multi-path interference in the global navigation satellite system（GNSS） applications. The radiation patches consist of a shortedannular-ring reduced-surface-wave（SAR-RSW） element and an inverted-shorted-annular-ring reduced-surface-wave（ISAR-RSW）element. One key feature of the design is the proximity-coupled probe feeds to increase impedance bandwidth. The other is the defected ground structure band rejection filters to suppress the interaction effect between the SAR-RSW and the ISAR-RSW elements. In addition, trans-directional couplers are used to obtain tight coupling. Measurement results indicate that the antenna has a larger than 10 d B return loss bandwidth and a less than 3 d B axial-ratio（AR） bandwidth in the range of（1.164 – 1.255） GHz and（1.552 – 1.610） GHz. The gain of the passive antenna in the whole operating band is more than 7 d Bi.

RECONFIGURABLE DUAL-BAND CIRCULARLY POLARIZED MICROSTRIP PATCH ANTENNA FOR WIRELESS APPLICATIONS

A new design of reconfigurable single-feed circular patch microstrip antenna for dual-band circular polarization application is proposed. The dual-band functionality is realized through incorporating cross-slots of equal slot length in the circular patch and utilizing two PIN diodes to switch the slots on or off. A pairs of tuning stubs are used to tune the circular polarization performance. The design process is presented and good results were obtained.

Analysis of Rectangular Notch Antenna for Dual-Band Operation

In this paper a design of single layer rectangular notch microstrip antenna for dual-band is proposed and experimentally investigated. This antenna is excited by microstrip line. Direct microstrip coupling with proper matching transformer has been used. Design is made for optimized notch dimension for two resonant frequencies. These resonance frequencies change with the variation in length and width of the notch. The input impedance and VSWR have been measured with the help of Network analyzer. It is found that the input impedance and VSWR depends variation in length and width of the notch microstrip antenna.

Quad-Band Rectenna for RF Energy Harvesting System

The design of multiband microstrip rectenna for radio frequency energy harvesting applications is presented in this paper. The designed antenna has good performance in the GSM-900/1800, WiFi and WLAN bands. In addition, the rectifier circuit is designed at multi resonant frequencies to collect the largest amount of RF ambient power from different RF sources. The developed antenna is matched with the rectifier at four desired frequencies using several rectifier branches to collect the largest of RF power. The proposed rectenna is printed on FR4 substrate with modified ground plane to achieve suitable impedance bandwidth. The proposed antenna consists of elliptical radiating plane with stubs and stepped modified ground plane. The rectenna resonates at quad frequency bands at (GSM 900/1800, WiFi band and WLAN bands) with rectifier power conversion efficiency up to 56.4% at 0 dBm input power using the HSMS-2850 Schottky diode. The efficiency is more enhanced by using SMS-7630-061 Schottky diode which is characterized by a low junction capacitance and a low threshold voltage to achieve higher conversion efficiency up to 71.1% at the same 0 dBm input power for the same resonating frequency band.

一种用于射频识别阅读器的双频宽带圆极化天线

该文设计了一种紧凑的用作射频识别(RFID)阅读器的双频宽带圆极化天线。天线由弯折处理的矩形贴片、L形贴片和三角形地板构成,通过微带线进行馈电。两个辐射贴片分别独立控制高低两个频段,其轴比带宽也可独立调整,三角形地板可以使横向电流和纵向电流发生变化,从而改变横向电流和纵向电流的比值大小,实现圆极化性能。天线尺寸为0.92λ_(0)×0.92λ_(0)×0.0064λ_(0)(λ_(0)为2.40 GHz时的自由空间波长)。测试结果表明在超高频(UHF)频段该天线实现了49%(0.77~1.27 GHz)的阻抗带宽和46%(0.84~1.34 GHz)的轴比带宽,在无线局域网(WLAN)频段实现了47.5%(1.54~2.50 GHz)的阻抗带宽和24.2%(1.96~2.50 GHz)的轴比带宽,可以完整覆盖UHF和WLAN两个频段,具有良好的辐射特性。与其他双频圆极化天线相比,该天线整体结构紧凑、设计简单、避免了使用复杂的馈电网络,且具有较宽的3 dB轴比带宽。

基于3D打印的柔性三频微带天线的设计与加工

为解决可穿戴设备在复杂应用场景中无线信号响应范围较窄的问题,该文提出了一种柔性三频微带天线,在2.5 GHz、3.5 GHz、5.4 GHz微波频段采用双“T”型+双“L”型表面结构实现天线的谐振,采用聚酰亚胺为基底材料,纳米银为辐射贴片及接地面的导电材料以实现柔性化。使用ANSYS HFSS对天线进行建模并进行仿真分析,使用微滴喷射3D打印工艺对其加工,有效地解决了传统微机电系统(MEMS)加工在柔性电子领域上成本高及步骤复杂等问题。最后使用场发射扫描电镜分析打印面形貌,并使用矢量网络分析仪分别测试天线成品的回波损耗、可弯折性及弯折抗疲劳性,测试结果与仿真结果基本一致,且天线具有较好的弯折性能。

宽轴比波束双频带北斗导航天线设计

[目的]为了有效拓宽北斗天线3 dB轴比波束宽度,提出一种加载寄生单元的开槽叠层微带贴片天线。[方法]通过叠层基板结构实现北斗双频带特性,并通过开槽拓宽双频段带宽,在贴片边缘切角实现双频带圆极化;同时在贴片周围加载L形寄生单元来拓宽天线的3 dB轴比波束宽度。[结果]实测和仿真结果吻合度较高,在北斗B1和B2频段的相对带宽为3%和7.5%;3 dB轴比波束宽度可达到180°和176°;增益最高可达6 dBi。在北斗接收机试验中,天线搜星数量能达到17颗以上,定位精度在米级以内。[结论]所设计的双频带北斗导航天线具有宽轴比波束宽度和高定位精度,研究结果可为小型北斗导航天线的设计提供参考。

一种基于天线-移相器-天线单元结构的双宽带线圆极化器

线圆极化转换器在卫星通信天线系统中可发挥重要作用,针对K/Ka频段卫星通信的需求,采用天线-移相器-天线(AFA)结构,通过独立设计双频带内接收和发射天线,提出了一款双频宽带线圆极化器。通过堆叠贴片的方式引入新的谐振点,从而拓展极化器的工作带宽。所设计的极化器单元尺寸为0.4λ_(K)×0.37λ_(K)×0.27λ_(K),可在K波段将入射x方向线极化波转换为右旋圆极化波,并在Ka波段将入射y方向线极化波转换为左旋圆极化波。实测结果表明:在保证入射角为0°~25°范围内,该极化器响应稳定,在K和Ka波段的工作带宽分别为9.8%(18.3~20.2 GHz)和7.8%(28.5~30.82 GHz)。

基于哑铃型缺陷地结构的多频微带贴片天线设计

天线的多频带实现对提高无线通信的性能至关重要。通过加载哑铃型缺陷地结构(Dumbbell Defected Ground Structure,DB-DGS)和贴片刻蚀槽缝,设计了一款新型基于同轴馈电的三频段矩形微带贴片天线,可满足无线本地局域网(WLAN-2.45 GHz)、(WLAN-5.25 GHz)以及全球微波互联网(WiMAX-3.5GHz)的应用需要。天线的S11<-10 dB的回波损耗值分别为-20.8、-20.6、-24.0 dB,对应增益分别为2.8、2.2、3.1 dBi,实现了良好的阻抗匹配。引入哑铃型DGS的等效电路模型,对DGS和槽缝结构的主要参数进行仿真分析,可为天线开发设计人员拓宽思路。

加载寄生单元的双频宽带天线设计与研究

为展宽微带天线的带宽,设计一种加载寄生单元的双频微带天线,适用于3.5 GHz和5.8 GHz的WLAN/WIMAX通信和RFID技术的应用。所设计天线通过在主辐射贴片开T形槽、在接地板条带处开矩形槽和加载寄生单元的方式来实现双频段和扩展整体工作带宽,同时也提高了天线设计的灵活性。在馈电上采用偏心嵌套馈电,可以方便调节天线的阻抗匹配特性。该天线工作频段分别为3.40~3.70 GHz和5.49~6.18 GHz,相对带宽分别为8.57%和11.90%,且仿真和实测结果较为吻合,与传统天线相比,具有双频宽带的优势。

一种基于多种群遗传算法的双频RFID标签天线设计方法

高频和超高频双频RFID标签既能完成近场(13.56MHz)数据交换,又能实现远场(860~960MHz)通信,具有巨大的市场潜力。本研究利用改进的惠勒公式设计了双频标签天线中的高频天线,以新型偶极子天线为原型,通过添加电感环结构来产生超高频信号,完成了双频标签天线的初始结构设计;针对传统仿真调参试验无法高效地确定双频天线的最佳尺寸参数问题,提出基于多种群遗传算法的双频标签天线优化设计方法。仿真结果表明:优化后的超高频天线在915MHz时的输入阻抗为(16.75+j349.9Ω)较为接近理想值(22.5+j349Ω),实现了与芯片良好的阻抗匹配;优化后的双频标签天线的尺寸为42mm×42mm×0.075mm,最大增益为1.4dB,与现有的双频标签天线尺寸相比,在小型化方面也有很大的提高。

面向车载鲨鱼鳍的宽频MIMO天线设计

为了解决车载通信天线工作频带窄、尺寸大等缺点,文中提出了一款应用于车载鲨鱼鳍外壳的新型小型化、宽带MIMO天线。为了实现天线的宽带特性,充分利用了印制单极子天线易于引入多谐振的特点,首先通过合理的尺寸设计,将单极子天线谐振频率设计至工作频段中;然后,使用缝隙加载技术,增加天线谐振模式数量并改善天线阻抗匹配特性,拓宽了天线带宽并实现了天线的小型化。为了验证天线实际性能,将天线安装于鲨鱼鳍外壳中进行了测试。结果表明,该天线可以覆盖824~5 000 MHz的频段范围,驻波比均小于3,增益最低1.9 d Bi、最高6.2 d B,效率均高于49.5%、最高达89.2%。该天线可满足车载通信系统对天线的宽带化和小型化要求。

C/X双频双圆极化共口径微带天线设计

设计实现了一款C/X双频双圆极化共口径微带天线,在C/X频段均能以双圆极化方式工作,有效提高了天线的口径利用率。采用寄生结构和L型探针耦合馈电拓展了天线的阻抗带宽;以嵌套方式将X波段天线置于C波段天线的间隙处实现了共口径设计;通过对称反相馈电技术实现了良好的交叉极化比。测试结果表明,C波段的阻抗带宽和3 dB轴比带宽分别大于23%和17%;X波段的阻抗带宽和3 dB轴比带宽分别大于28%和18%;测试频点处的交叉极化比均大于25 dB。

加载对称谐振臂的双频段5G微带天线

为满足工信部最新分配的5G频段要求,设计了一种加载对称谐振臂的新型微带天线。天线辐射单元主要由2个内外嵌套的圆环形贴片和附着在外侧圆环两侧的对称谐振臂贴片组成。内侧和外侧圆环尺寸分别决定天线高频与低频的谐振点位置,对称谐振臂则用于优化双频段的辐射性能。利用电磁仿真软件HFSS对天线结构进行设计与优化,并借助矢量网络分析仪对天线实物进行测试。结果表明:所设计天线具有3.27~3.80 GHz和4.80~5.08 GHz的带宽,对应的最大增益分别达到了3.27 dBi和2.34 dBi,在工作频段内满足S11小于-10 dB,电压驻波比(VSWR)小于2。所设计的天线结构简单、小巧便携、易于集成,有较好的全向辐射特性和较大的增益。