Compact left-handed microstrip line based on multiple layered step impedance resonators

A novel compact left-handed (LH) microstrip transmission line is presented. To establish a negative permeability and permittivity, the transmission line is loaded with step impedance resonators (SIRs) and an array of thin wires on dual-layer architecture. Compared to existing LH structures, which incorporate conventional split ring resonators (SRRs), the proposed structure is three times smaller in size whilst achieving the same performance. To illustrate the electromagnetic properties of the metamaterial, both analytical and full wave analysis were performed and utilized to determine the effective electromagnetic parameters of the proposed structures. The experimental results show that a microstrip line periodically loaded with SIR only produces a rejection of ?6?dB at a resonant frequency of 5.50?GHz. The results also indicate a pass-band response for a left-handed microstrip line (LHML) constructed from SIR and thin wire arrays at the same resonant frequency.     

Penta-notched UWB antenna with sharp frequency edge selectivity using combination of SRR,CSRR, and DGS

This work presents penta-notched UWB antenna with sharp frequency edge selectivity using combination of SRR, CSRR, and DGS to reject the WiMAX (3.30–3.60 GHz), lower WLAN (5.150–5.350 GHz), upper WLAN (5.725–5.825 GHz), downlink of X-band satellite communication (7.0–7.40 GHz), and the uplink of X-band satellite communication (8.10–8.50 GHz) frequency bands. All these frequency bands lie within the UWB frequency spectrum. The proposed antenna is suitable for portable communication applications due to its compact dimensions. It sharply notches the existing frequency bands to mitigate the interference caused by nearby wireless communication systems within UWB frequency range. The sharp notching is achieved by the combination of complementary split ring resonators (CSRR) on the radiating semi-circular patch, split ring resonators (SRR) placed at the junction of the feedline, and a pair of defected ground structures (DGS). All notched bands can be well controlled and shifted and the equivalent lumped model of the notched bands are also developed for validation. The proposed antenna simulated, and measured results show better performance over the present state-of-the-art designs. The proposed penta-notched UWB antenna possesses better reflection coefficient, VSWR, stable gain, and small foot print. The proposed antenna has a nearly omnidirectional radiation pattern in the passbands.     

Analysis,modeling and design of a CMOS Super-Regenerative Receiver for implanted medical devices under square and sinusoidal quench signals

Medical implant devices have found widespread application in recent years. The Super-Regenerative Receiver has been one preferred architecture due to its power advantage over other architectures. We present a detailed analysis of the circuits and their equivalent models to be used in system level design of a Super-Regenerative Receiver in this paper. The design procedure is also demonstrated with a receiver design example. Designs were carried out in UMC 180 nm process with a center frequency of 416 MHz for MedRadio band. Errors between the simulation results of the proposed model and actual circuits are less than 1.6% for LNA characteristics and 7% for receiver output amplitude. 10 Mbps data rate was achieved with 432 pJ/bit energy consumption over 1.8 V power supply. The study is concluded with the simulation results of the circuits and the equivalent models.     

基于裂缝谐振环周期结构的频率选择表面

介绍了一种利用裂缝谐振环构成的缝隙型频率选择表面。使用有限元法对这种频率选择表面的电波传输特性进行了全波仿真分析。同时,提出了简单的L-C等效电路模型,并结合巴比涅原理分析预测了这种频率选择表面的谐振频率。分析结果表明,频率选择表面的谐振频率由单元结构决定,受单元周期的影响较小,而且透射波具有沿垂直于裂缝方向的极化选择性。实验测量结果与理论分析吻合。     

在太赫兹波段的开口共振环的不同开口形状对透过率频谱的影响

通过对不同开口形状的太赫兹(THz)波段共振环(SRR)的有限时域差分(FDTD)模拟,发现了SRR不同开口形状在发生共振时对开口间距的平均值具有相同的透过率频谱分布的均值效应;并且观察到了在开口边缘很尖的特殊条件下,SRR开口将出现导通现象.此结果可为今后SRR开口工艺设计与质量控制提供参考,也可为SRR工作机理的进一步分析研究提供有关的依据. 关键词： 太赫兹 开口共振环 开口形状 FDTD     

基于SRR结构具有陷波特性的超宽带天线

在Yang X等人提出的SRR(Split Ring Resonator)天线结构基础上,在天线贴片上设计出一个U型槽,通过改变该U型槽缝隙宽度、长度等参数,以不断调整阻带中心频率及带宽,从而实现了一种具有陷波特性、能够屏蔽无线局域网(WLAN)信号干扰的超宽带天线.仿真及测试结果表明,改进前天线的工作频带为3～11 GHz(VSWR<2),无陷波特性;而改进后的天线在4.4～5.7 GHz频率范围内具有良好的频带抑制特性,增益值最低可达到-15 dB,并且在其它工作频段具有良好的辐射性能.     

基于发卡式开口谐振环的柔性双频带超材料

本文设计了一种基于开口谐振环(split ring resonator, SRR)混合排列单元格的小型化双频带超材料(metamaterial, MM). 该MM的单元结构为发卡式SRR, 所设计的双频带MM可以应用于无线局域网(2.4 GHz) 和全球微波互联接入(3.5GHz)系统. 并且, 采用柔性介质作为基板增加了MM的柔韧度和普适性, 实验和测试结果表明: 双频带MM的中心频率可以通过调节SRR的尺寸进行控制. 此外, 本文也对MM在不同入射角的情况进行了分析, 结果表明MM对入射角度不敏感.最后, 通过MM的表面电流分布情况研究, 进一步解释了其双频带谐振频率的产生原理.     

一种超材料的平面型频率选择反射面特性研究

为降低频率选择反射面的设计维度和制造成本,研究了开口谐振环的结构尺寸对谐振点的影响,提出了一种双面印制型开口谐振环(Split-Ring Resonators,SRR)结构.利用负磁导率超材料,设计了一种双面印制型SRR结构,在平面内对SRR正交排列形成双面印制型频率选择反射面,对馈源频段的垂直极化波反射,而对其它频段来波透射.通过对新型频率选择反射面的测试,测试结果表明符合设计频率选择反射面(Frequency Selective Reflector,FSR)的反射性能.     

基于谐振环的太赫兹吸波体等效电路研究

以常规开口环谐振器(Split ring resonator,SRR)结构的"超材料"太赫兹吸波体为例,首先用CST Microwave Studio软件对吸波体的吸波特性进行仿真。然后,根据横电(TE)模和横磁(TM)模入射时表面电流分布情况,分别建立了超材料太赫兹吸波体对两种入射模式的等效电路模型。最后,从理论上对等效电路模型进行了验证,并利用等效电路模型研究了吸波体结构参数对其吸收峰位置的影响规律。提出的等效电路模型对于"超材料"太赫兹吸波体的结构设计与性能分析具有十分重要的指导和参考价值。