{"title":"Modal analysis of coupled circular horns in a metal body of revolution","authors":"J. Reiter, F. Arndt","doi":"10.1109/APS.1997.631866","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APS.1997.631866","url":null,"abstract":"An efficient hybrid technique is described for the rigorous analysis of coupled circular waveguide horns in an arbitrarily shaped finite metal body of revolution. The technique is based on the boundary contour mode matching (BCMM) method with a spherical wave expansion for the inclusion of the outer cluster geometry. To show the usefulness of the method, a three horn cluster is analyzed including the influence of a thick finite metal plate.","PeriodicalId":283897,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 1997. Digest","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132474382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A new approach to analysis of arbitrary shaped, single or multilayered printed antennas based on surface equivalence principle and multiple network theory","authors":"F. T. Hamedani, A. Tavakoli","doi":"10.1109/APS.1997.625443","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APS.1997.625443","url":null,"abstract":"A new method for the analysis of arbitrary shaped multilayered printed antennas is presented. It is also applicable to numerous other radiation and scattering problems. Admittance matrices of the differential surface elements of homogeneous and isotropic sections are computed using the surface equivalence principle and Green's functions of homogeneous space. Then, using multiple network theory, the overall characteristic of the composite antenna is derived. In this method, we do not need the Green's functions of composite materials and the calculation of Sommerfeld-type integrals. Additionally, all the field parameters are represented in terms of surface parameters, and the singularity of the source elements is analytically removed.","PeriodicalId":283897,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 1997. Digest","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130215566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A highly controllable MESFET active patch antenna/oscillator","authors":"Wenzhang Wang, L. Pearson","doi":"10.1109/APS.1997.630077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APS.1997.630077","url":null,"abstract":"This paper reports a new MESFET active patch antenna suitable for active radiator applications. Active radiator applications include spatial power combining, coded reradiation identification tagging, beacons, etc. The element reported here employs the MESFET with source and drain connected to matched patch antennas with the gate providing feedback for oscillation. The gate feedback is coupled through a microstrip stub, thereby providing a means for a variety of control functions. Specifically, the stub length is trimmable, electrically adjustable (through insertion of a varactor diode), and provides a vehicle for injection locking through aperture coupling to the stub.","PeriodicalId":283897,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 1997. Digest","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127917443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design and development of linear and circular polarized C-band offset Gregorian reflector antenna for VSAT application","authors":"H. Moheb, C. Robinson, N. Moldovan","doi":"10.1109/APS.1997.631861","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APS.1997.631861","url":null,"abstract":"Advances in communication satellite industry have made it possible to utilize smaller antennas in two-way communications networks, commonly known as VSAT (very small aperture terminal) networks. These typically range in aperture size from 60 cm to 4.5 m. It is now possible to build a system with antennas having significantly less gain than the conventional 3.8 m reflector antenna satisfying the 2/spl deg/ satellite spacing. However, the most driving criteria is to meet the FCC, ITU and similar sidelobe requirements which call for off-main beam radiation to satisfy 29-25 log /spl theta/ envelope for antennas having D//spl lambda/<50. For frequency re-use satellites radiation for cross-polarized components frequently have to be controlled to better than 30 dB cross-polarization in the 1 dB contour. A conventional solution is to use an offset reflector antenna with large focal to diameter ratio (f/d) in order of 1.1 or larger. However, the design and manufacturing of reflector support structure, shipping, and installation costs of such antennas do not allow the full realization of compactness, and possible cost reductions in the communication system. Prodelin has developed an offset Gregorian reflector antenna with main reflector diameter of 2.4 m, f/d ratio of 0.6, and RF performance which is designed to meet FCC sidelobe specifications, and ASIASAT, and Eutelsat standard-M cross-polarization requirements. This antenna is discussed.","PeriodicalId":283897,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 1997. Digest","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127981039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Weight optimization method for array-fed reflector antennas used for multibeam satellite communications","authors":"H. Shoki, Y. Suzuki, K. Tokunaga, H. Tsunoda","doi":"10.1109/APS.1997.631593","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APS.1997.631593","url":null,"abstract":"This paper focuses on the efficient use of the output power of amplifiers in array-fed reflector antennas. The authors propose a new weight optimization method for array excitation to attain the power flexibility. In this method, only the phase weights are optimized for beams which have a high traffic capacity and strongly affect the total output power. The same amplitude weight distribution is set for each of these beams. For other beams, both the amplitude and phase weights are optimized. This paper also describes a weight optimization algorithm that allows such weight distributions to be obtained. The analytical results of this study show that a high power efficiency is achieved by using this optimization method.","PeriodicalId":283897,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 1997. Digest","volume":"190 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131698380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Poirier, P. Borderies, E. Gimonet, R. Mittra, V. Varadarajan
{"title":"Efficient solution of dense linear system of equations arising in the investigation of electromagnetic scattering by truncated periodic structures","authors":"J. Poirier, P. Borderies, E. Gimonet, R. Mittra, V. Varadarajan","doi":"10.1109/APS.1997.630084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APS.1997.630084","url":null,"abstract":"The problem of estimating the edge effects in a truncated periodic array is difficult because it requires the solution of a large, dense, linear systems of equations. In this paper we present an efficient numerical technique for solving the problem of one- and two-dimensional truncated array of scatterers. We utilize global impedance matrix compression, achieved by the reduced-rank representation of the off-diagonal blocks, together with partial-QR decomposition. The system with a compressed matrix is then solved by using an iterative method based on preconditioned transpose-free quasi minimal residual (PTFQMR) method, followed by further iterative refinements. Both the preconditioning and the compression steps are configured such that they can take advantage of the block structure of the matrix. A comparative evaluation of the performance of the present iterative technique is carried out vis-a-vis other matrix solution methods, both iterative and direct, with a view to demonstrating the superior computational efficiency of the present solver. We further show that a high matrix compression rate can be achieved without sacrificing the accuracy required by successive refinements. This not only leads to a saving in the memory requirements, and thus enables us to handle large problems which would otherwise be unmanageable, but also contributes to the numerical efficiency of the algorithm.","PeriodicalId":283897,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 1997. Digest","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129209581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Grid array antennas","authors":"H. Nakano, T. Kawano","doi":"10.1109/APS.1997.630129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APS.1997.630129","url":null,"abstract":"A grid array antenna is a radiation element of linear polarization. The feed point is located at the left or right edge of the antenna structure. As the frequency changes, the beam direction varies due to the phase change in the current along the grid cells. This paper presents the radiation characteristics when the grid array antenna is excited from its center point. For this excitation a coaxial line is used. The frequency response of the gain in the broadside direction is evaluated. Special attention is paid to antenna dimension reduction. The antenna dimensions can be reduced by shortening the side length of each grid cell. A comparison between the gains of the grid array antennas with and without dimension reduction is made and discussed.","PeriodicalId":283897,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 1997. Digest","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129262111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. D. Deshpande, ViGYAN Inc, Research Drive, Hampton M. C. Bailey
{"title":"Analysis of stub loaded microstrip patch antennas","authors":"M. D. Deshpande, ViGYAN Inc, Research Drive, Hampton M. C. Bailey","doi":"10.1109/APS.1997.631535","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APS.1997.631535","url":null,"abstract":"Rectangular and circular patch antennas loaded with a microstrip stub were previously analyzed using the generalized Thevenin theorem. In the Thevenin theorem approach, the mutual coupling between the patch current and the surface current on the stub was not taken into account. Also, the Thevenin theorem approach neglects continuity of current at the patch-stub junction. The approach presented in this present paper includes the coupling between the patch and stub currents as well as continuity at the patch-stub junction. The input impedance for a stub loaded microstrip patch is calculated by the general planar dielectric dyadic Green's function approach in the spectral domain. Using the spectral domain dyadic Green's function with the electric field integral equation (EFIE), the problem is formulated by using entire domain basis functions to represent the surface current densities on the patch, the loading stub and the attachment mode at the junction. Galerkin's procedure is used to reduce the EFIE to a matrix equation, which is then solved to obtain the amplitudes of the surface currents. These surface currents are then used for calculating the input impedance of stub loaded rectangular and circular stub loaded rectangular and circular microstrip patches. Numerical results are compared with measured results and with previous results calculated by the Thevenin's theorem approach.","PeriodicalId":283897,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 1997. Digest","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125423518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Line of sight microwave link design. A review of developments and consolidated algorithm","authors":"R. Mazzolin, J. Dahele","doi":"10.1109/APS.1997.625524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APS.1997.625524","url":null,"abstract":"The authors have developed a consolidated algorithm for evaluating path loss for microwave line of sight link and system design which may be applied in both urban and non-urban environments. The algorithm represents a synthesis of existing techniques to provide a consolidated methodology that may be applied to any terrain and provide accurate results. The methodology can be directly implemented on a personal computer by programming the equations. In developing this algorithm a review of path loss analysis development was conducted. Specific attention was devoted to the accuracy of respective path profiling techniques, their relative merits and validity. This paper highlights the main areas of investigation and outlines the methodology of the algorithm.","PeriodicalId":283897,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 1997. Digest","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126640989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Broadband, high-temperature dielectric properties measurements of thin substrates using open-ended probes","authors":"S. Bringhurst, M. Iskander, M. White","doi":"10.1109/APS.1997.625432","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APS.1997.625432","url":null,"abstract":"A metallized-ceramic probe has been designed for high-temperature broadband dielectric properties measurements. The probe has been used to make complex dielectric properties measurements over the frequency band from 500 MHz to 3 GHz, and up to temperatures as high as 1000/spl deg/C. We present results illustrating the use of this probe for broadband, high-temperature, dielectric properties measurements of thin samples and substrates. It is shown that by backing the material under test with a standard material of known dielectric constant such as air or metal, the complex permittivity of thin samples can be accurately measured. A 2D cylindrical FDTD code utilizing the symmetry of the probe was used for these thin-sample measurements. Results for thin (0.6 mm) alumina and sapphire samples for temperatures up to 800/spl deg/C are presented. This measurement method has important applications in the on-line characterization of semiconductor wafers.","PeriodicalId":283897,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 1997. Digest","volume":"115 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126706693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}