High‐Performance Dual‐Circularly Polarized Reflector Antenna Feed

This paper presents a high‐performance dual‐circularly polarized feed employing a dielectric‐filled circular waveguide. Novel features are incorporated in the proposed feed, such as a dielectric rod radiator for high gain and good impedance matching; dual quarter‐wave chokes for low axial ratio over wide angles and for low back radiation; an integrated septum polarizer; and two end‐launch‐type coaxial‐to‐waveguide transitions. The proposed feed shows excellent performance at 5.0 GHz to 5.2 GHz.     

K波段低轴比的隔板式极化器

展示了一种K波段低轴比的隔板式圆极化器的设计、加工和测试过程。该极化器左、右旋输入端口为WR42标准矩形波导,通过T 型节过渡到极化器方波导主体。设计了盖板式机械结构,降低了极化器的加工和装配难度,同时保证了隔板与波导腔体间贴合的紧密性。给出了不同加工精度对极化器性能影响的评估。最终的实测结果表明,极化器在工作频带内具有良好的端口反射系数与隔离度。在20～24 GHz 频带内所激励圆极化信号轴比约为0.3 dB,可作为高频低轴比极化器研制的参考。     

基于Bragg光栅的超高消光比SOI波导偏振器设计

波导偏振器是片上集成相干光学系统中的关键器件之一,超高消光比、低损耗、紧凑型波导偏振器的设计一直是研究的热点。基于绝缘体上硅平台的倾斜Bragg光栅被用于实现超高消光比波导偏振器结构。利用一维光子晶体能带理论分别计算TE和TM模式光的能带结构分布,选择TE模式禁带与TM导带重叠带隙设计光栅,可实现TM模式低损传输,而TE模式被Bragg光栅高效反射,从而产生超高偏振消光比。3D FDTD仿真表明:16 μm倾斜Bragg光栅波导偏振器可在中心波长1550 nm附近70 nm的带宽内,实现大于37 dB的超高消光比,器件的损耗小于0.64 dB;进一步增加光栅周期数,当长度为25 μm时,消光比可提高至46 dB。Bragg光栅倾斜角与刻蚀宽度偏差仿真表明:设计的结构加工误差容限较大,同时该结构仅需一次曝光刻蚀,工艺流程简单。     

一种高功率波导圆极化器的设计方法

介绍了一种高功率波导圆极化器的设计及调试方法。它采用渐变型波导,具有结构简单、易于加工及安装的优点。理论分析和实测结果比较吻合.现已用于某工程中。     

波纹波导极化器的分析

极化器是天线馈电系统中的重要器件,但传统的极化器带宽一般很窄。介绍了一种新型的宽带极化器(波纹波导极化器),其结构是在方波导的两壁加载横槽波纹,使波导中的2个正交模产生了90°的相位差。因而将线极化信号转化成圆极化信号。波纹波导极化器在超过30%的带宽内仍然有很好的相移特性,因此他在宽带反射面天线馈电系统中有着很广阔的应用。     

Full-wave design and optimization of circular waveguide polarizerswith elliptical irises

We describe the design and optimization of a new polarizer structure realized in circular waveguide with insertion of elliptical irises. The device is compact, showing a considerable reduction in size and weight when compared to previously known realizations. It requires manufacturing by milling techniques only and, since it is composed entirely by waveguides with separable cross sections, it is also well suited for electromagnetic modeling. Measured and theoretical results for a polarizer with a 90°±1° differential phase shift and a return loss better than 35 dB for both polarizations over the operating frequency band confirm the validity of the proposed design     

A Nonreciprocal Circular Polarizer

A nonreciprocal circular polarizer has been developed. This ferrite device converts linear polarization propagating in rectangular waveguide into circular polarization propagating in circular waveguide. The sense, right- or left-hand, of the circular polarization is determined by the direction of a longitudinal magnetic field applied to the ferrite. If one sense of circular polarization, e.g., right-hand, is transmitted, then only left-hand circuIar polarization can be received. Performance data indicate good ellipticity with reasonable loss and VSWR for two models of the circular polarizer, and for two devices--a circulator and a nonreciprocal antenna element--based on the polarizer. The antenna element permits one antenna to be used both to transmit and to receive the reflected circularly polarized signals from a target.     

宽带高性能四脊波导圆极化器设计

在射电望远镜和卫星通信天线中,圆极化器是关键部件之一。传统圆极化器在保证0.75 dB轴比时的相对带宽最多为41%,无法满足日益增长的宽频带应用需求。该文利用四脊波导的宽带特性,通过采用具有不同尺寸的水平脊和垂直脊,使四脊波导两个正交主模的相位常数不同,来实现宽带移相特性,并给出了一种宽带四脊波导圆极化器的设计方法。按照这一方法,设计了一款宽带C波段圆极化器,工作带宽为3.625～7.025 GHz,相对带宽64%。该文还研究了圆极化器主要参数变化对其性能的影响,加工并实测了一个圆极化器样机。实测结果显示出,该圆极化器两个正交极化的反射损耗均小于–21 dB,相差90°±3.8°,相应的轴比小于0.6 dB。测试与仿真结果吻合良好,证明了分析与设计方法的正确性。     

W Band Circular Waveguide Y-Junction Circulator

In this paper, a new type of W band circular waveguide Y-junction circulator is presented. The structure of this type of Y-junction is a cylindrical cavity connecting with three circular waveguides. The performances of the type of circulator are analyzed by the edge-based vector finite element method hybridized with the modal expansion. The numerical results show that this type of waveguide Y junction circulator has good circulation performance.     

一种新型圆极化UHF通用型RFID读写器天线

面向超高频(UHF)通用型射频识别(RFID)读写器天线的应用需求,设计了一款完全覆盖全球UHF(840-960MHz)频段的RFID圆极化读写器天线。天线采用平面缝隙贴片结构,以共面波导(CPW)馈电方式实现宽频带圆极化特性。测试结果表明,天线的阻抗带宽为735-1014MHz(S11<-10dB),相对带宽31.9%,并且在840-960MHz频段内S11<-20dB,3dB轴比带宽为838-1134MHz,相对带宽30.0%,工作频带内有大于3.5dBi的平坦增益。仿真结果与测试结果基本吻合,天线结构精简,易于加工,满足全球UHF RFID读写器天线的应用需求。     

高阶圆波导模式圆极化器的研究

提出了一种基于光滑圆波导结构的高阶TEmn模圆极化器.运用耦合波理论和数值计算方法对93 GHz TE5,1模圆极化器进行了研究和设计.设计的圆极化器由过渡段和移相段组成,结构简单,易于实现.在88~98 GHz的频带内,最大轴比低于1.18.空间辐射测试结果证明了这种高阶圆极化器的性能.为高性能的低阶波导模式圆极化器的设计提供重要参考.     

Prototype antenna elements for the next-generation TDRS enhanced multiple-access array

This paper summarizes a study performed to produce prototype antenna elements for the next-generation enhanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellite Continuation (TDRS-C) multiple-access (MA) S-band phased-array antenna. Compared to the multiple-access antenna on the current class of TORS, the enhanced multiple-access antenna requires elements that achieve greater on-axis gain, simultaneous circular polarization capability, and increased beamwidth. To demonstrate that array elements could be realized meeting these requirements, designs that were successful in simulation were fabricated and tested. These included a helical antenna; a novel short backfire antenna, excited with a circular waveguide (cup waveguide) with integrated polarizer and orthomode transducer (OMT); and a corrugated-horn antenna with integrated polarizer and OMVT. The paper describes the design process for the novel elements, and compares measured and simulated results. It also compares the elements in terms of performance, size, and mass.     

W 波段宽带正交模转换器研制

为满足W波段双通道接收系统的需要,实现将天线接收到的线极化或圆极化电磁波分离出正交的垂直极化和水平极化电磁波,研制出了工作频带宽、性能优、结构简单、适合大批量生产的波导正交模转换器(OMT)。在80～102GHz频带内,即相对于中心频率91GHz的24%频带内,测得水平极化传输损耗典型值为0.8dB、垂直极化传输损耗典型值为0.4dB;各端口回波损耗优于15dB;隔离度典型值为21dB。     

Chalcogenide Thermoelectrics Empowered by an Unconventional Bonding Mechanism

Thermoelectric materials have attracted significant research interest in recent decades due to their promising application potential in interconverting heat and electricity. Unfortunately, the strong coupling between the material parameters that determine thermoelectric efficiency, i.e., the Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity, and thermal conductivity, complicates the optimization of thermoelectric energy converters. Main‐group chalcogenides provide a rich playground to alleviate the interdependence of these parameters. Interestingly, only a subgroup of octahedrally coordinated chalcogenides possesses good thermoelectric properties. This subgroup is also characterized by other outstanding characteristics suggestive of an exceptional bonding mechanism, which has been coined metavalent bonding. This conclusion is further supported by a map that separates different bonding mechanisms. In this map, all octahedrally coordinated chalcogenides with good performance as thermoelectrics are located in a well‐defined region, implying that the map can be utilized to identify novel thermoelectrics. To unravel the correlation between chemical bonding mechanism and good thermoelectric properties, the consequences of this unusual bonding mechanism on the band structure are analyzed. It is shown that features such as band degeneracy and band anisotropy are typical for this bonding mechanism, as is the low lattice thermal conductivity. This fundamental understanding, in turn, guides the rational materials design for improved thermoelectric performance by tailoring the chemical bonding mechanism.     

W波段反对称渐变探针过渡转换的设计

介绍了一种反对称渐变波导微带探针过渡结构,采用高频仿真软件HFSS仿真分析了这个波导微带过渡结构在W频段的特性,并对影响过渡性能的几个因素进行了敏感性分析,得出了可供工程应用参考的设计曲线。在全波导带宽内,实现了插入损耗小于0.088 dB,回波损耗大于27 dB。该结构具有宽频带、结构简单和易加工等优点,可广泛用于毫米波固态电路系统中。     

Low‐Loss Compact Arrayed Waveguide Grating with Spot‐Size Converter Fabricated by a Shadow‐Mask Etching Technique

This paper describes a low‐loss, compact, 40‐channel arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) which utilizes a monolithically integrated spot‐size converter (SSC) for lowering the coupling loss between silica waveguides and standard single‐mode fibers. The SSC is a simple waveguide structure that is tapered in both the vertical and horizontal directions. The vertically tapered structure was realized using a shadow‐mask etching technique. By employing this technique, the fabricated, 40‐channel, 100 GHz‐spaced AWG with silica waveguides of 1.5% relative index‐contrast showed an insertion‐loss figure of 2.8 dB without degrading other optical performance.     

8-18GHz介质板极化器的分析与设计

介质板极化器在天线设计中的应用非常广泛。从介质板波导形成圆极化波的原理出发,推导出差相移与波导传播常数的关系式。因此只需利用数值方法计算波导的传播常数,从而减小了仿真计算量。分析表明在818GHz超宽带范围内,方波导中插入介质板的圆极化轴比理论上只能达到2．03dB。文中提出介质板插入结合波导口径变形的方法使圆极化轴比小于1．53dB,驻波比小于1．23。对介质板波导的关键参数进行误差分析,得到加工误差对圆极化性能的影响小于2．5％。     

Integrated optical waveguide polarizer based on photobleaching-induced birefringence in an electrooptic polymer

A TE-pass waveguide polarizer is fabricated by utilizing the photobleaching-induced birefringence at room temperature in an electrooptic polymer. The polarizer consists of the photobleached waveguide supporting only TE mode, which is integrated in the middle of the etched rib waveguide supporting both TE and TM modes. It has a simple structure and requires no high temperature process like poling. The measured polarization extinction ratio is about 21 dB at the wavelengths of 1.3 and 1.55 /spl mu/m, and the estimated excess loss is about 0.4 dB.     

双频带隔板极化器

介绍了一种双频带隔板极化器的设计思路及其应用实例.这种极化器应用了隔板极化器的双频带特性,在一个很宽的频带内实现了圆极化性能,轴比性能良好,且体积小、重量轻,可以在带宽比较窄的前提下实现收发共用,解决了一些小型天线对微波网络重量和体积限制的问题.     

W 波段波导-微带探针过渡设计

本文采用高频仿真软件HFSS 仿真设计出了W 波段E 面探针方式的波导到微带过渡结构,并制作了实物进行了测试,实测结果表明在频率85GHz-100GHz 范围内,过渡的插入损耗小于1dB,与仿真结果基本吻合,适合工程应用。