scholarly journals Bi-Directional Loop Antenna Array Using Magic Cube Origami

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (18) ◽  
pp. 3911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Xu ◽  
Yeonju Kim ◽  
Manos M. Tentzeris ◽  
Sungjoon Lim
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Array ◽  
High Mobility ◽  
Beam Width ◽  
Directional Pattern ◽  
Loop Antenna ◽  
Single Antenna ◽  
Antenna Performance ◽  
Magic Cube ◽  
Half Power ◽  
Peak Gain

In this paper, we propose a bi-directional loop antenna array using magic cube origami. The proposed antenna array consists of three one-wavelength loop antenna elements with series feeding. Each loop antenna is realized on a single magic cube, and three cubes are connected in series to form the array. The three cubes can be easily folded and unfolded due to being constructed in the form of a magic cube origami. Antenna volume can be minimized for high mobility by folding the array, which radiates a bi-directional pattern with full volume when unfolded. The proposed antenna was designed at 1.39 GHz. When the single antenna is realized on the single cube, the peak gain is 4.03 dBi. The peak gain increased to 5.2 and 5.53 dBi with two and three antennas, respectively. Half-power beam width (HPBW) with three antenna elements decreased to 40° from 360° compared to the HPBW with the single antenna. The proposed antenna performance was assessed numerically and experimentally.

scholarly journals Triangular Slot-Loaded Wideband Planar Rectangular Antenna Array for Millimeter-Wave 5G Applications

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 778
Author(s):  
Iftikhar Ahmad ◽  
Houjun Sun ◽  
Umair Rafique ◽  
Zhang Yi
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Array ◽  
Millimeter Wave ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Simulated Data ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Antenna Element ◽  
Single Antenna ◽  
Rectangular Patch ◽  
Half Power

This paper presents a design of a triangular slot-loaded planar rectangular antenna array for wideband millimeter-wave (mm-wave) 5G communication systems. The proposed array realizes an overall size of 35.5 × 14.85 mm2. To excite the array elements, a four-way broadband corporate feeding network was designed and analyzed. The proposed array offered a measured impedance bandwidth in two different frequency ranges, i.e., from 23 to 24.6 GHz and from 26 to 45 GHz. The single-antenna element of the array consists of a rectangular patch radiator with a triangular slot. The partial ground plane was used at the bottom side of the substrate to obtain a wide impedance bandwidth. The peak gain in the proposed array is ≈12 dBi with a radiation efficiency of >90%. Furthermore, the array gives a half-power beamwidth (HPBW) of as low as 12.5°. The proposed array has been fabricated and measured, and it has been observed that the measured results are in agreement with the simulated data.

A Comparison of Swarm-Based Optimization Algorithms in Linear Antenna Array Synthesis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Durmus ◽  
Rifat KURBAN ◽  
Ercan KARAKOSE
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Array ◽  
Radiation Pattern ◽  
Antenna Arrays ◽  
Heuristic Algorithms ◽  
Beam Width ◽  
Side Lobe ◽  
Side Lobe Level ◽  
Linear Antenna ◽  
Half Power ◽  
Antenna Array Synthesis

Abstract Today, the design of antenna arrays is very important in providing effective and efficient wireless communication. The purpose of antenna array synthesis is to obtain a radiation pattern with low side lobe level (SLL) at a desired half power beam width (HPBW) in far-field. The amplitude and position values ​​of the array elements can be optimized to obtain a radiation pattern with suppressed SLLs. In this paper swarm-based meta-heuristic algorithms such as Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Artificial Bee Colony (ABC), Mayfly algorithm (MA) and Jellyfish Search (JS) algorithms are compared to realize optimal design of linear antenna arrays. Extensive experiments are conducted on designing 10, 16, 24 and 32-element linear arrays by determining the amplitude and positions. Experiments are repeated 30 times due to the random nature of swarm-based optimizers and statistical results show that performance of the novel algorithms, MA and JS, are better than well-known methods PSO and ABC.

scholarly journals Glass Superstrate Nanoantennas for Infrared Energy Harvesting Applications

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isa Kocakarin ◽  
Korkut Yegin
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Wave ◽  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Glass Substrate ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Fractional Bandwidth ◽  
Spiral Antenna ◽  
Antenna Performance ◽  
Half Power ◽  
Peak Gain

Several nanoantennas for infrared energy harvesting applications at 30 THz are studied. Contrary to usual antenna designs, we implemented glass superstrate as opposed to glass substrate for better antenna performance. We defined a figure of merit (FOM) which includes antenna fractional bandwidth, peak gain, and half-power beamwidth of the antenna under consideration. Three different antenna structures with glass superstrate and one of them with glass substrate are studied in detail. According to our FOM definition, the Archimedean balanced spiral antenna exhibited superior performance among other structures with less sensitivity to the incoming polarization of the electromagnetic wave.

scholarly journals Wearable Fabric Reconfigurable Beam-Steering Antenna for On/Off-Body Communication System

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seonghun Kang ◽  
Chang Won Jung
Keyword(s):  
Specific Absorption Rate ◽  
Beam Steering ◽  
Beam Width ◽  
Input Power ◽  
The Body ◽  
Loop Antenna ◽  
Radiated Power ◽  
The Us ◽  
Half Power ◽  
Better Than

This paper presents a comparison of on-body performances between omnidirectional (loop antenna) and reconfigurable beam-steering antennas. Both omnidirectional and reconfigurable antennas were manufactured on the same fabric substrate and operated at the frequency band of the WLAN 802.11a (5.725–5.85 GHz). The reconfigurable antenna was designed to steer the beam directions. In order to implement the beam-steering capability, the antenna used two PIN diodes. The maximum beam directions of three states (states 0, 1, and 2) were steerable in theYZ-plane (h=2°, 28°, and 326°, resp.). The measured peak gains were 5.9–6.6 dBi and the overall half power beam width (HPBW) was 102°. The measured results of total radiated power (TRP) and total isotropic sensitivity (TIS) indicated that the communication efficiency of the reconfigurable beam steering antenna was better than that of the loop antenna. When the input power was 0.04 W (16 dBm), the simulated specific absorption rate (SAR) values of the reconfigurable beam steering antenna on the body were less than 0.979 W/kg (1 g tissue) in all states, satisfying the SAR criteria of the US.

scholarly journals A New and Simple Design Method for End-Fire Dipole Antenna Array and Three Two-Element 24 GHz Planar End-Fire Dipole Antenna Arrays

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (16) ◽  
pp. 7720
Author(s):  
Yanfei Mao ◽  
Shiju E ◽  
Chungeng Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Array ◽  
Antenna Arrays ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Beam Width ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Dipole Antenna ◽  
Simple Design ◽  
System A ◽  
Half Power ◽  
24 Ghz

For an RF system, a high-gain antenna helps to improve the equivalent isotropic radiated power (EIRP) of the transmitter and an end-fire antenna array helps to improve the directivity (D) and half power beam width (HP) of the antenna. This work presents a new and simple design method for end-fire antenna array design. The method states that when antenna elements are λ/2 apart, a simple end-fire antenna array could be designed and constructed easily without matching networks between antenna elements. Utilizing Rogers 4350 PCB technology, three 24 GHz high-gain, compact planar two-element end-fire dipole antenna arrays are designed to verify this new design method. The achieved results are three two-element end-fire antennas with gains of 8.8, 9.9 and 9.1 dBi. These antenna arrays are characterized by high gain and simplicity in design. They are also very compact in size, with an area of about 1.9 × 1.7 cm2. The benefit of this work is that a new and simple design for end-fire antenna design is suggested, and three two-element end-fire dipole antenna arrays in planar technology which adopt the design method are presented. A utility model patent was granted for this end-fire dipole array antenna topology, ZL 202022106332.1.

scholarly journals Development of antenna arrays with a beam width 33 degrees at the level of half power

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 05030
Author(s):  
Viacheslav Rudakov ◽  
Victor Sledkov
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Array ◽  
Antenna Arrays ◽  
Beam Width ◽  
Phase Shifters ◽  
Base Stations ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Power Dividers ◽  
Half Power ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Mobile Base

A new design of the antenna array for mobile base stations providing two orthogonal polarizations in 1.71-2.17GHz frequency band is proposed. The antenna array includes 16 radiators, 12 power dividers and two phase shifters disposed on a metal reflector having dimensions 320×1387 mm. The developed antenna array contains less radiators and power dividers than other known antennas of this kind therefore one is cheaper for production. The fabricated sample of the proposed antenna array has return loss is better than -18.5dB and isolation better than 33dB. Beam width in the horizontal plane is equal 36 ± 4 degrees and side lobes level doesn’t exceeding -20dB. The antenna array provides gain=20.5dBi.

scholarly journals Packaging Technique for Gain Improvement of Multi-resonance CPW-fed Antenna for Satellite Applications

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 2094
Author(s):  
Jalal Naghar ◽  
Azzeddin Naghar ◽  
Otman Aghzout ◽  
Ana Vazquez Alejos ◽  
Francisco Falcone
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Arrays ◽  
Dielectric Material ◽  
Beam Width ◽  
Gain Enhancement ◽  
Single Antenna ◽  
Antenna Performance ◽  
Additional Layer ◽  
Satellite Applications ◽  
Suitable Technique ◽  
Major Reduction

<p>A suitable technique for gain improvement of multi-resonance CPW-fed antenna for satellite application at Ku-, K- and Ka-bands for user terminals is presented in this paper. New concept of stacking numerous layers with different dielectric material has been also presented. The conventional antenna design consists of a CPW-fed patch antenna with modified CPW elements printed on Rogers TMM4 substrate. In order to improve the antenna performance in term of gain and bandwidth, we propose two different configurations. The first one consists of designing a stacked structure by adding on the top of the single antenna an additional layer with parasitic elements. The dielectric added consists in Rogers RO3010 substrate with a high permittivity of 10.2. The proposed antenna is formed by two layers separated by an air gap; this new configuration provides major reduction on antenna beam width and allows gain enhancement. The second one implement the design of 2×1 and 4×1 series feed antenna arrays based on the conventional CPW-fed antenna. These array configurations are used to achieve higher gain in comparison with stacked solution. Finally we combined both techniques yielding the stacked 4×1 series feed antenna array. Fabricated CPW-fed antenna and the achieved results demonstrate the performance of presented techniques for gain improvements.</p>

scholarly journals Wideband Circular Polarized Dielectric Resonator Antenna Array for Millimeter-Wave Applications

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 3614
Author(s):  
Arun Kesavan ◽  
Mu’ath Al-Hassan ◽  
Ismail Ben Mabrouk ◽  
Tayeb A. Denidni
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Array ◽  
Millimeter Wave ◽  
Axial Ratio ◽  
Unit Element ◽  
Dielectric Resonator Antenna ◽  
Gain Bandwidth ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Wide Resonance ◽  
Element Array ◽  
Peak Gain

A novel circular polarized dielectric antenna array (DRA) for millimeter-wave applications at 30 GHz is presented in this paper. The unit element array is a flower-shaped DRA fed with a cross slot. To obtain circular polarization, a sequential network combined with the cross slots is used to feed the 2×2 array. The prototype of the proposed antenna array is fabricated and measured to obtain a wide resonance bandwidth from 27 GHz to 38 GHz frequency band. Furthermore, this left-hand polarized antenna array has achieved a peak gain of 9.5 dBi with 3-dB axial ratio at 30 GHz. The proposed DRA array with wideband resonance and gain bandwidth has the potential to be used for millimeter-wave wireless communications at the 30 GHz band.

scholarly journals A New 21-cm Line Survey of the LMC

1984 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 395-396
Author(s):  
K. Rohlfs ◽  
J. Kreitschmann ◽  
J. V. Feitzinger
Keyword(s):  
Noise Temperature ◽  
Beam Width ◽  
Main Beam ◽  
Corrugated Waveguide ◽  
Line Survey ◽  
Single Polarization ◽  
Switching Mode ◽  
Half Power ◽  
Channel Separation ◽  
Made In

The measurements were made in Feb. 1982 with the Parkes 64 m telescope using a corrugated waveguide horn with total half-power beam width of 15′, the first sidelobes being 19 dB down, resulting in an aperture efficiency ηA=0.53±0.007, a main beam efficiency of ηmb=0.80±0.005 and a ratio of source flux to antenna temperature of Γ=0.62±0.1 K/Jy (Murray, priv. comm.). A cooled two channel FET frontend used in the frequency switching mode with Δν = 2 MHz resulted in a system noise temperature at zenith of Tsyst = 40 K for one channel and Tsyst = 50 K for the other. Each frontend channel received a single polarization mode, and this radiation was then further analysed in a 2 × 512 channel autocorrelation spectrometer set at a channel separation of 3.906 KHz corresponding to a velocity resolution of V = 0.824 km s−1. Hanning smoothed this resulted in a σT = 0.05 K for the average of both polarization.

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