A gradient-based optimization method for producing a contoured beam by using a single-fed reflector antenna is presented. First, a quick and accurate pattern approximation formula based on physical optics(PO) is adopt...A gradient-based optimization method for producing a contoured beam by using a single-fed reflector antenna is presented. First, a quick and accurate pattern approximation formula based on physical optics(PO) is adopted to calculate the gradients of the directivity with respect to reflector's nodal displacements. Because the approximation formula is a linear function of nodal displacements, the gradient can be easily derived. Then, the method of the steepest descent is adopted, and an optimization iteration procedure is proposed. The iteration procedure includes two loops: an inner loop and an outer loop. In the inner loop, the gradient and pattern are calculated by matrix operation, which is very fast by using the pre-calculated data in the outer loop. In the outer loop, the ideal terms used in the inner loop to calculate the gradient and pattern are updated, and the real pattern is calculated by the PO method. Due to the high approximation accuracy, when the outer loop is performed once, the inner loop can be performed many times, which will save much time because the integration is replaced by matrix operation. In the end, a contoured beam covering the continental United States(CONUS) is designed, and simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.展开更多
A well-designed reflector surface with high beam pointing accuracy in electromagnetic performance is of practical significance to the space application of cable mesh reflector antennas. As for space requirements, cir-...A well-designed reflector surface with high beam pointing accuracy in electromagnetic performance is of practical significance to the space application of cable mesh reflector antennas. As for space requirements, cir- cular polarizations are widely used in spaceborne antennas, which usually lead to a beam shift for offset reflectors and influence the beam pointing accuracy. A two-step structural design procedure is proposed to overcome the beam squint phenomenon for high beam pointing accuracy design of circularly polarized offset cable mesh reflectors. A simple structural optimal design and an integrated structural electromagnetic optimization are combined to alleviate the beam squint effect of circular polarizations. It is imple- mented by cable pretension design and adjustment to shape the offset cable mesh surface. Besides, in order to increase the efficiency of integrated optimization, an update Broy- den-Fletcher-Goldfarb-Shanno （BFGS） Hessian matrix is employed in the optimization iteration with sequential quadratic programming. A circularly polarized offset cable mesh reflector is utilized to show the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed procedure. A high beam pointing accuracy in order of 0.0001~ of electromagnetic performance is achieved.展开更多
The equations of the reflector contours and the radiation patterns of the shaped dual-reflector antenna have been derived, and the methods of designing the antenna are also intro-duced briefly. The calculated and meas...The equations of the reflector contours and the radiation patterns of the shaped dual-reflector antenna have been derived, and the methods of designing the antenna are also intro-duced briefly. The calculated and measured results suggest that this new type of antennahas the advantages of low VSWR (voltage standing-wave ratio), low sidelobe, and high gain.Therefore it opens a bright prospect for the improvement of mid-and small-aperture anten-na performance, and gives the possibility for the realization of the 1990s new standard spec-ified by CCIR (International Radio Consultative Committee) on mid-and small-aperture an-tenna for satellite-communication earth stations.展开更多
Utility of microwave bootlace lens is well established. For broadband and wide scanning network, it is required to op-timize and use features of this lens for better communication and scanning device. This report pres...Utility of microwave bootlace lens is well established. For broadband and wide scanning network, it is required to op-timize and use features of this lens for better communication and scanning device. This report presents the design of a compact 2D bootlace lens with five focal feed for multiple beam forming. This design will help in reducing phase error and will provide power efficiency and better resolution during target tracking. This design will provide better aperture efficiency and scanning angle.展开更多
In this paper,a multiple fan-beam antenna array is proposed for massive multiple-input multipleoutput(MIMO)applications.The proposed array is based on vertical spatial filtering to reduce radio frequency complexity in...In this paper,a multiple fan-beam antenna array is proposed for massive multiple-input multipleoutput(MIMO)applications.The proposed array is based on vertical spatial filtering to reduce radio frequency complexity in a massive MIMO system.A microstrip line feeding network is utilized to achieve a specific phase distribution for multiple fan beams.A 64-element antenna array is designed and fabricated to validate the design strategy.The proposed antenna array uses 16 ports to excite 64 antenna elements,which is more cost effective than traditional massive MIMO systems.The measured results demonstrate that the proposed antenna array can achieve two fan beams at 7 in the vertical dimension,and the measured gain of every port exceeds 10 dBi at 2.6 GHz.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51805399)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(JB180403)+2 种基金the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)"Light of West China" Program(2017-XBQNXZ-B-024)the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(2015CB857100)the Operation,Maintenance and Upgrading Fund for Astronomical Telescopes and Facility Instruments,budgeted from the Ministry of Finance of China(MOF)and administrated by the CAS
文摘A gradient-based optimization method for producing a contoured beam by using a single-fed reflector antenna is presented. First, a quick and accurate pattern approximation formula based on physical optics(PO) is adopted to calculate the gradients of the directivity with respect to reflector's nodal displacements. Because the approximation formula is a linear function of nodal displacements, the gradient can be easily derived. Then, the method of the steepest descent is adopted, and an optimization iteration procedure is proposed. The iteration procedure includes two loops: an inner loop and an outer loop. In the inner loop, the gradient and pattern are calculated by matrix operation, which is very fast by using the pre-calculated data in the outer loop. In the outer loop, the ideal terms used in the inner loop to calculate the gradient and pattern are updated, and the real pattern is calculated by the PO method. Due to the high approximation accuracy, when the outer loop is performed once, the inner loop can be performed many times, which will save much time because the integration is replaced by matrix operation. In the end, a contoured beam covering the continental United States(CONUS) is designed, and simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.
文摘A well-designed reflector surface with high beam pointing accuracy in electromagnetic performance is of practical significance to the space application of cable mesh reflector antennas. As for space requirements, cir- cular polarizations are widely used in spaceborne antennas, which usually lead to a beam shift for offset reflectors and influence the beam pointing accuracy. A two-step structural design procedure is proposed to overcome the beam squint phenomenon for high beam pointing accuracy design of circularly polarized offset cable mesh reflectors. A simple structural optimal design and an integrated structural electromagnetic optimization are combined to alleviate the beam squint effect of circular polarizations. It is imple- mented by cable pretension design and adjustment to shape the offset cable mesh surface. Besides, in order to increase the efficiency of integrated optimization, an update Broy- den-Fletcher-Goldfarb-Shanno （BFGS） Hessian matrix is employed in the optimization iteration with sequential quadratic programming. A circularly polarized offset cable mesh reflector is utilized to show the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed procedure. A high beam pointing accuracy in order of 0.0001~ of electromagnetic performance is achieved.
文摘The equations of the reflector contours and the radiation patterns of the shaped dual-reflector antenna have been derived, and the methods of designing the antenna are also intro-duced briefly. The calculated and measured results suggest that this new type of antennahas the advantages of low VSWR (voltage standing-wave ratio), low sidelobe, and high gain.Therefore it opens a bright prospect for the improvement of mid-and small-aperture anten-na performance, and gives the possibility for the realization of the 1990s new standard spec-ified by CCIR (International Radio Consultative Committee) on mid-and small-aperture an-tenna for satellite-communication earth stations.
文摘Utility of microwave bootlace lens is well established. For broadband and wide scanning network, it is required to op-timize and use features of this lens for better communication and scanning device. This report presents the design of a compact 2D bootlace lens with five focal feed for multiple beam forming. This design will help in reducing phase error and will provide power efficiency and better resolution during target tracking. This design will provide better aperture efficiency and scanning angle.
基金This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61525104).
文摘In this paper,a multiple fan-beam antenna array is proposed for massive multiple-input multipleoutput(MIMO)applications.The proposed array is based on vertical spatial filtering to reduce radio frequency complexity in a massive MIMO system.A microstrip line feeding network is utilized to achieve a specific phase distribution for multiple fan beams.A 64-element antenna array is designed and fabricated to validate the design strategy.The proposed antenna array uses 16 ports to excite 64 antenna elements,which is more cost effective than traditional massive MIMO systems.The measured results demonstrate that the proposed antenna array can achieve two fan beams at 7 in the vertical dimension,and the measured gain of every port exceeds 10 dBi at 2.6 GHz.
