GRUPMAntennaDesignsusing

GR g g
CSTMicrowaveStudio

JosManuelFernndezGonzlez,BelnGalochaIragen,
ManuelSierraCastaer

GrupodeRadiacin
DepartamentodeSeales,SistemasyRadiocomunicaciones
UniversidadPolitcnicadeMadrid
Spain

March23rd ,2010 1
 Outline

Microwave devices & Antenna Designs using CST:

Conformal Arrays in Millimeter Band

Circularly Polarized Omnidirectional Millimeter Wave Monopole with Parasitic Strip Elements.

Omnidirectional Circularly Polarized Slot Antenna fed by a Cylindrical Waveguide.

Multibeam
M l ib Ci
Circularly
l l Polarized
P l i d Antenna
A i X band
in b d
Radar Array Antenna in L Band
Horn Antennas
Corrugated
g Horn Antenna in Ku Band
Corrugated Horn Antenna in K & Ka Band

Corrugated Horn Antenna in C Band

Choke Horn Antenna in X Band

Microwave devices
Microstrip Branchline Coupler in S Band

Microstrip Feeding Network Multiplexor in S Band

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 CircularlyPolarizedOmnidirectional MillimeterWave
MonopolewithParasiticStripElements

SPECIFICATIONS: MANUFACTUREDPROTOTYPE:
Frequency 36.7 37GHz Polarizador
Polarizer
Elevationcoverage 10to+30over Elemento radiante
Radiating element
horizonline
Coaxial to gua
Transicin waveguide
- coaxial
Azimuthcoverage Omnidirectional transition

Polarization RHCP Antenna to

waveguide joint
V.S.W.R 2:1
AxialRatio <6dB 290 mm

Circular waveguide
Gua circular

ANTENNASTRUCTURE:

Antenna input port

Coaxial to waveguide
Coaxial togua
Transicin waveguide
- coaxial
transition transition

Monopoleandconformalreflector Polarizerwithprintedstrips.
forasignalidentificationsysteminmillimeterband.
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 AntennaStructure
SIMULATIONMODEL:
SIMULATIONMODEL
Cobre

Tefln
2mm
Metal
(Al)
5.5mm

20.64mm

RETURNLOSS: AZIMUTHCOVERAGE: ELEVATIONCOVERAGE:

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 CoaxialtoWaveguideTransition
SIMULATIONMODEL:
Circular waveguide
Gua

Matched ring
Disco adaptador

Circular
Ci l waveguide
id
Coaxial
TM01

Reflection coefficient

TE11
TE
TM0101
SIMULATION:

MEASUREMENTS:
100 mm

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 Prototype

FINALPROTOTYPE:

290 mm

AZIMUTHCOVERAGE: ELEVATIONCOVERAGE:

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 FinalPrototypewithRadome
SIMULATIONMODEL:
SIMULATIONMODEL
PVCRadome Teflon Radome

MANUFACTUREDPROTOTYPE:

L1,1
L1,1

L2,2

L2,2
L3,3

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 FinalPrototypewithRadome
PVCRadome
Teflon Radome
AZIMUTHCOVERAGE:

ELEVATIONCOVERAGE:

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 Omnidirectional CircularlyPolarizedSlotAntennafedbya
CylindricalWaveguideinMillimeterBand

SPECIFICATIONS: MANUFACTUREDPROTOTYPE:
Frequency 36.7 37GHz
Elevationcoverage 10to+30over
horizonline
Azimuthcoverage Omnidirectional
Polarization RHCP Double coaxial to
waveguide transition
V.S.W.R 2:1 Conformal slot array

AxialRatio <6dB

Circular
ANTENNASTRUCTURE: waveguide
Dg Short-circuit

hs
z Slot pair
Antenna to waveguide joint
ds

Cylindrical
waveguide Antenna input port Coaxial to waveguide transition
hg Coaxial inner
y

conductor

x dc Waveguide Conformalslotarraywithcircularpolarization
discontinuity

hd
lc g y
forasignalidentificationsysteminmillimeter
Coaxial cable band.
wd

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 CoaxialtoWaveguideTransition
SIMULATIONMODEL:

Circular waveguide
TM01

Reflection coefficient

TE11
TE01
TM01
SIMULATION:

MEASUREMENTS:
100 mm

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 AntennaStructure
SIMULATIONMODEL: ELEVATIONCOVERAGE:

AZIMUTHCOVERAGE:
RETURNLOSS:

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 ReturnLoss&PolarizationOptimization

ANTENNASTRUCTURE:

ds+g/2+d

ds

MEASUREMENTRESULTS:

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 Prototype

FINALPROTOTYPE:

MEASUREMENTRESULTS:

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 MultibeamCircularlyPolarizedAntennainXband

SPECIFICATIONS: SIMULATIONMODEL: PROTOTYPE:

Frequency RX:7.25 7.75GHz
TX:7.98.4GHz
P l i ti
Polarization O ti
Option RXb d
RXband TXb d
TXband
1 LHCP RHCP
2 RHCP LHCP
V.S.W.R 1.6:1

ANTENNA:

MultibeamcircularlypolarizedantennaforsatellitecommunicationinXband.

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 MultibeamCircularlyPolarizedAntennainXband

Dipoles Circular patch

SIMULATIONMODEL:

Substrate Foam

Ground
plane
Feeding network

LHCP

RHCP

SIMULATION:

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 RadarArrayAntennainLband
SPECIFICATIONS:
SPECIFICATIONS
Frequency 1215 1400MHz
Polarization linear
PROTOTYPE:
SIMULATIONMODEL:

SIMULATION:

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 RadarArrayAntennainLband
SIMULATIONMODEL:
PROTOTYPE:

SIMULATION: MEASUREMENTS:
Array de 4HxSR. REFLEXIN FILA CENTRAL
-12.0
S11_medido
S11 medido
S22_medido
-14.0
S33_medido
S44_medido
-16.0 S33_simulado

-18.0

-20.0
Siii(dB)

-22.0

-24.0

-26.0
Array de 4HxSR. ACOPLOS FILA CENTRAL
-10 S12_medido
-28.0 S13_medido
-13 S14_medido
S23_medido
-30.0 -16 S24_medido
S34 medido
S34_medido
1.15 1.18 1.21 1.24 1.27 1.3 1.33 -19 1.36 1.39 1.42 1.45 S13_simulado
S23_simulado
Frecuencia (GHz) -22 S34_simulado
-25
-28
Sij(dB)

-31
-34
-37
40
-40
-43
-46
-49
-52
-55
1.15 1.18 1.21 1.24 1.27 1.3 1.33 1.36 1.39 1.42 1.45
Frecuencia (GHz) 17
 Studytheeffectoftheradome ontheantennacharacteristics

SIMULATIONMODEL:
SIMULATIONMODEL

SIMULATION:
MEASUREMENTS:
Array de 4HxRC. REFLEXIN FILA CENTRAL
-12.0

-14.0

-16.0

-18.0

-20.0
Sii(dB)

-22.0

-24.0 Array de 4HxRC. ACOPLOS FILA CENTRAL

S11 S12
-10 S13
S22
S14
-26.0 S33 -13 S23
S44 S24
-16 S34
-28
28.0
0 S33_simulado S13 sumulado
S13_sumulado
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-19 S23_simulado
S34_simulado
-22
-30.0
1.15 1.18 1.21 1.24 1.27 1.3 1.33-25 1.36 1.39 1.42 1.45
Frecuencia (GHz) -28
Sij(dB)
-31
-34
-37
-40
40
-43
-46
-49
-52
-55
1.15 1.18 1.21 1.24 1.27 1.3 1.33 1.36 1.39 1.42 1.45
Frecuencia (GHz) 18
 RadarArrayAntennainLband
STUDYOFTHERADIATINGELEMENTCOUPLINGEFFECT:

REDUCINGTHECOUPLINGEFFECTBETWEENELEMENTSWITHSUPPRESSORS:

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 RadarArrayAntennainLband

MANUFACTUREDPROTOTYPE:

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 CorrugatedHornAntennainKuband
PROTOTYPE:
SIMULATIONMODEL:

KubandCorrugatedhorn
KubandCorrugatedhornforforCassegrain
Cassegrain ESA
reflectoratVillafranca
reflectoratVillafranca delCastillo(Spain)
MESUREMENTRESULTS:

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 CorrugatedHornAntennainK&Kaband
SIMULATIONMODEL:
SIMULATIONMODEL

MESUREMENTRESULTS:

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 CorrugatedHornAntennainCband

SIMULATIONMODEL:

PROTOTYPE:

ExtendedCband(3.625
ExtendedCband(3 6257.025GHz)
ExtendedCband(3.625 7 025GHz)
Corrugatedhornfor
CorrugatedhornforHispasat
Hispasat Amazonas
EarthStationatBrasil
EarthStationatBrasil
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 CorrugatedHornAntennainCband
MESUREMENTRESULTS:

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 ChokeHornAntennainXband
SIMULATIONMODEL:
SIMULATIONMODEL
PROTOTYPE:

MESUREMENTRESULTS:

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 MicrostripBranchline CouplerinSband

SIMULATIONMODEL: SIMULATIONRESULTS:
-3dB
90

PROTOTYPE: MEASUREMENTRESULTS:

-3dB
3dB

-3dB
3dB
90

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 MicrostripFeedingNetworkMultiplexorinSband
SIMULATIONMODEL
SIMULATIONMODEL: SIMULATIONRESULTS:
SIMULATIONRESULTS

Circularpolarization,sequentialrotation MEASUREMENTRESULTS:
PROTOTYPE:

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