Wen Tao Li;Han Qi Li;Lei Li;Yong Qiang Hei;Xiao Wei Shi
{"title":"Efficient Machine Learning-Assisted Multiobjective Antenna Design for Internet-of-Things Applications","authors":"Wen Tao Li;Han Qi Li;Lei Li;Yong Qiang Hei;Xiao Wei Shi","doi":"10.1109/LAWP.2025.3532623","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2025.3532623","url":null,"abstract":"In this letter, an efficient machine learning framework tailored for multiobjective antenna design is proposed. A hybrid neural network is designed as the decoder for training, possessing the ability to automatically determine the optimal number of network layers. This adaptability vastly speeds up electromagnetic (EM) response generation for antennas, eliminating the need for intensive EM simulations. Subsequently, encoders, mapping networks, and pretrained decoders are sequentially connected to train the encoders and mapping network, with the purpose of learning features associated with multiple metrics. To this end, when the multiobjective changes, our proposed framework has the merit of facilitating swift retraining of the neural network. Simulation results of an split-ring resonator (SRR)-loaded patch antenna and an 8-element multiple-input–multiple-output antenna, both for Internet-of-Things (IoT) terminals, are provided to verify the proposed framework. The two antennas, respectively, achieve bandwidths of 6 GHz (21.20 GHz to 27.20 GHz) and 2.76 GHz (3.26 GHz to 6.02 GHz). Numerical results reveal the superiority and effectiveness of the proposed framework.","PeriodicalId":51059,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters","volume":"24 5","pages":"1263-1267"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143918761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Locally Optimal Periods in Periodic Optically Transparent Two-Metal-Layered Refractive Metasurfaces for Outdoor-to-Indoor Communication","authors":"Byeongjin Kim;Seungwoo Bang;Sunghyun Kim;Doyle Kwon;Seongkwan Kim;Jungsuek Oh","doi":"10.1109/LAWP.2025.3532301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2025.3532301","url":null,"abstract":"This study presents a novel electromagnetic analysis and mathematical derivation for determining the locally optimal unit cell period that minimizes phase error losses in the macroscopic design of a periodic two-metal-layered refractive metasurface (TRM) for outdoor-to-indoor communication. The TRM's periodicity is investigated for three main advantages: reducing design complexity, lowering lifecycle costs, and increasing area efficiency. The existence of locally optimal unit cell periods for each pair of incidence and refraction angles, along with a method to find them, was derived. Finally, a 6G upper-mid optically transparent TRM with a locally optimal unit cell period was fabricated, and its path losses in both far-field and near-field scenarios were measured to validate the proposed technique.","PeriodicalId":51059,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters","volume":"24 5","pages":"1253-1257"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143918641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High-Order-Mode Antenna With Pattern Reconfigurability for Intelligent IoT Applications","authors":"Zhan Wang;Yuandan Dong","doi":"10.1109/LAWP.2025.3532352","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2025.3532352","url":null,"abstract":"This letter introduces a novel high-gain, high-order-mode-based pattern-reconfigurable antenna designed for intelligent wireless applications. To achieve a higher gain, a high-order-mode slot radiator is employed. Then, by manipulating the field distributions of the long slot, different excitation modes are activated, leading to the development of a novel high-order-mode control concept. The long slot can switch between broadside and dual-beam patterns by exciting different slot modes (full-wavelength slot or second-order slot mode). To validate the high-order-mode control concept, a pattern-reconfigurable slot antenna is designed, fabricated, and measured. By switching different feeding paths, the reconfigurable antenna can obtain a pair of complementary beams. Besides, the measured peak gains for these two modes are 11.1 dBi and 7.0 dBi, respectively. The proposed reconfigurable antenna boasts a simple yet ingenious structure (low cost), high gain, broadband capabilities, and excellent pattern diversity. It is an ideal candidate for intelligent wireless applications, including Internet of Things (IoT), WiFi, Fiber-to-the-Room (FTTR), and microcells.","PeriodicalId":51059,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters","volume":"24 5","pages":"1258-1262"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143918698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Wideband Slot Antenna Array With Stable Low-Sidelobe Performance","authors":"Fengyuan Zhang;Hanlin Zhang;Qingchun You;Jifu Huang","doi":"10.1109/LAWP.2025.3532116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2025.3532116","url":null,"abstract":"This letter presents a dispersion compensation method that integrates a comb-shaped slow-wave structure with a defected ground structure to achieve wideband low-sidelobe performance. This method effectively ensures phase balance within the feed network, achieving a stable low-sidelobe level over a wide frequency range. A prototype planar array antenna operating in the 21.6 GHz to 30.8 GHz range was designed, fabricated, and measured. The experimental results demonstrate that the antenna achieves a fractional bandwidth of 35.1%, with the first sidelobe level maintained below −21 dB across the entire band and a fluctuation confined within ±1.3 dB.","PeriodicalId":51059,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters","volume":"24 5","pages":"1248-1252"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143918723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Compact Shared-Aperture Wideband Endfire Antennas Embedded in a Heteromorphic Cavity","authors":"Xi Chen;Hexiang Kong;Xinyu Liu","doi":"10.1109/LAWP.2025.3531566","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2025.3531566","url":null,"abstract":"In this letter, a novel scheme for dual wideband endfire antennas operating within a shared aperture is presented. Confined by the installation aperture, we have developed a low-frequency (S-C band) endfire antenna (L-EFA) and a high-frequency (X band) endfire antenna (H-EFA), both coexisting in a compact metallic heteromorphic cavity. The L-EFA is developed from a half-mode tapered slot radiator, integrating slotted lines and gradient pectinate top loading to achieve optimal impedance matching while preserving a low-profile (0.13<inline-formula><tex-math>$lambda_text{L}$</tex-math></inline-formula>) design. Positioned in front of the L-EFA, the H-EFA employs a small and lightweight dielectric lens to ensure wide and stable azimuth radiation patterns. The design of the compact metallic cavity has been optimized to enhance wideband impedance matching and maximize radiation efficiency for both antennas. To validate this scheme, we fabricated and measured prototypes embedded within a metallic cylinder. The dimensions of the cavity are limited to 0.38<inline-formula><tex-math>$lambda_text{L}$</tex-math></inline-formula> × 0.54<inline-formula><tex-math>$lambda_text{L}$</tex-math></inline-formula> (where <inline-formula><tex-math>$lambda_text{L}$</tex-math></inline-formula> represents the wavelength at the lowest operational frequency). Measurement results demonstrate that shared-aperture antennas effectively cover dual bandwidths of 2.1 GHz to 6 GHz and 6 GHz to 18 GHz, while exhibiting stable endfire radiation performance with high radiation efficiency (≥85%) across both operational bands.","PeriodicalId":51059,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters","volume":"24 5","pages":"1243-1247"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143918717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ming Yu Xi;Yan Shi;Shi Chen Zhu;Jia Hao Zhang;Zhe Xin Luo
{"title":"An Estimation Method of Time Step Bound in DGTD for Periodic Structure Analysis","authors":"Ming Yu Xi;Yan Shi;Shi Chen Zhu;Jia Hao Zhang;Zhe Xin Luo","doi":"10.1109/LAWP.2025.3530873","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2025.3530873","url":null,"abstract":"The split-field scheme has been widely used in the finite-difference time domain (FDTD) method for the solution of periodic electromagnetic structures. In this letter, the split-field strategy has been extended to discontinuous Galerkin time-domain (DGTD) method for the first time, and the stability condition of the resulting method is analytically derived. An elementwise solution approach based on the matrix decomposition technique is further developed to improve the computational efficiency of time step-bound estimation for both the normally and obliquely incident periodic boundary conditions. Several numerical examples are given to demonstrate the good accuracy and the high efficiency of the proposed split-field DGTD method.","PeriodicalId":51059,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters","volume":"24 5","pages":"1218-1222"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143918816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Theory of an Arbitrarily Oriented Multifeed Linear Antenna in a Cold Magnetoplasma","authors":"Yu Li;Zheng Xu Li;Hui Ran Zeng;Tong He;Kai Li","doi":"10.1109/LAWP.2025.3531111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2025.3531111","url":null,"abstract":"In this letter, an analytical method for studying the theory of an arbitrarily oriented multifeed very low frequency linear antenna in a cold magnetoplasma is proposed. The node currents and admittances are calculated by solving the matrix equation. Analysis and computations show that the current concentrates on multiple feed points, and amplitudes will decrease when the dip angle rises. It is also found that both the self- and mutual admittances will decrease in general with the increase of the dip angle and the electrical length, respectively. The approach can provide theoretical assistance and technical guidance for practical spaceborne multifeed antennas in the near future.","PeriodicalId":51059,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters","volume":"24 5","pages":"1228-1232"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143918719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Broadband High-Power Mode Transducer Used for Horn Antennas","authors":"Hai-Xu Liu;Yong-Hong Zhang;Xiao-Dong Gong","doi":"10.1109/LAWP.2025.3531201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2025.3531201","url":null,"abstract":"This letter proposes a new broadband high-power octopus-format mode transducer used for Ka-band horn antennas. The mode transducer consists of two parts: a mode converter and an irregular planar power combiner. The mode converter, based on circular waveguide TE01 mode, adopts three metal posts with stepped transition and eight-way over-mode waveguides with radiating distribution. The irregular planar power combiner, based on E-plane T-junction, has eight ports uniformly distributed along the circumference. Sample processing was carried out on the mode transducer and a back-to-back testing was conducted. The minimum return loss of the input port 12 dB, the maximum loss 0.45 dB, and the lowest transfer efficiency 90.1% are realized within 25 GHz to 43 GHz with a relative operating bandwidth of 52.9%. The high power characteristics of pulse and continuous have been further confirmed through simulation and experiments.","PeriodicalId":51059,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters","volume":"24 5","pages":"1233-1237"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143918634","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lin Qin;En Li;Chong Gao;Jinshi Liu;Haoyu Wen;Hui Zhu;Yong Gao;Yunpeng Zhang;Chengyong Yu;Jiawei Long
{"title":"Improved Measurement Method With Distance Correction of the Near-Field Radar Cross Section","authors":"Lin Qin;En Li;Chong Gao;Jinshi Liu;Haoyu Wen;Hui Zhu;Yong Gao;Yunpeng Zhang;Chengyong Yu;Jiawei Long","doi":"10.1109/LAWP.2025.3530975","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2025.3530975","url":null,"abstract":"Near-field radar cross section (RCS) measurement is an important method for determining the RCS of a target. For near-field RCS measurements, the distance between the target and the antenna is insufficient for far-field measurements. The far-field RCS of the target is derived from the near-field data based on a multiple scattering center model. Conventional algorithms make several approximate assumptions about the measurement distance, which results in the calculated far-field RCS being independent of the measurement distance, introducing unnecessary RCS measurement errors. We propose a near-field quasi-monostatic RCS measurement distance correction method. In addition, the components related to the measurement distance are separated and corrected in the near-field to far-field transformation (NF2FFT) algorithm. Finally, the method was used to calculate the RCS of a metal plate and a metal cylinder for the different distances in the simulation and practical measurement in X band. The final results show that the method reduces the average RCS error by 0.64 dB for a 500 mm × 100 mm × 4 mm metal plate at 2 m measurement distance in the X band, confirming the effectiveness of the proposed method.","PeriodicalId":51059,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters","volume":"24 5","pages":"1223-1227"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143918720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sen Lin;Yunfei Cao;Fangjiong Chen;Quan Xue;Wenquan Che
{"title":"Dual-Band Antenna With 2.4 GHz Omnidirectional and 5.8 GHz Pattern-Reconfigurable Radiation Modes","authors":"Sen Lin;Yunfei Cao;Fangjiong Chen;Quan Xue;Wenquan Che","doi":"10.1109/LAWP.2025.3531482","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2025.3531482","url":null,"abstract":"This letter presents a dual-band, dual-mode antenna with an omnidirectional radiation pattern in the lower band (LB) and reconfigurable pattern in the upper band (UB) for wireless body area networks. The proposed antenna is composed of a monopole loaded with a metal circular patch and a crossed patch, four reconfigurable parasitic elements and a biasing circuit. The omnidirectional radiation pattern in the LB is realized by the monopole loaded with the crossed patch and shorting pins. PIN diodes are used to control the parasitic elements around the circular patch. Radiation-beam steerability in the UB is achieved by selecting one parasitic element in the desired direction as the director. The proposed antenna has a measured −10 dB operating bandwidth of 2.24 GHz to 2.70 GHz (18.6%) and 5.13 GHz to 5.89 GHz (13.8%). Realized gains in the LB and UB are about 1.95 dBi and 6.70 dBi, respectively.","PeriodicalId":51059,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters","volume":"24 5","pages":"1238-1242"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143918640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}