Signal integrity analysis on a microstrip ultra-wideband coupled-line coupler

In this paper, a compact, single-section, Ultra-wideband (UWB) coupled-line coupler designed using concentric loop in the signal plane and defect in the ground plane is presented. Bandwidth enhancement is achieved with low coupling at the X-band satellite downlink range to improve the signal strength for defence applications. Return loss greater than 15 dB and isolation greater than 20 dB is achieved over the entire UWB band. The prototype is fabricated and tested to validate the simulation results. Further to detect the quality of the output signal, signal integrity analysis is performed and metrics such as error vector magnitude (EVM), magnitude and phase error, eye pattern, constellation plots and signal to noise ratio are presented for the proposed UWB coupled-line coupler.     

电磁脉冲与开孔腔内PCB板级MSL间的耦合研究

因PCB上微带线(MSL)与外界电磁能量耦合而生成感应电流(Current),会对敏感器件造成耦合伤害。而目前对此研究的关注度不够,故以带拐角MSL的PCB板内置于开孔屏蔽腔为研究对象,以Current计算为主要切入点,进行多参数耦合特性计算。先建立相应数值模型并验证建模方法有效性后,外置平面波激励源,利用有限元法考察不同计算位置、有无屏蔽腔、MSL夹角大小及拐角补偿等参数变化对电流的影响。结果表明：直MSL上不同计算位置对Current影响不大,其数值都要比MSL弯折时要大,两者差值随频率增加而逐渐减小;谐振点处腔体抑制效果会被弱化甚至完全失效;MSL与电场E平行放置时,迹线需布成短线,MSL与电场E垂直放置时,迹线可布成长线;MSL宽度增加,电流数值会增加但趋势减缓。拐角补偿方法对提高信号完整性(SI)有效,但对降低电磁耦合作用有限。不会影响谐振点出现位置是上述多参数研究的共性结果。     

基于改进的垂直型同轴微带转换的Ku频段平衡低噪声放大器

提出了一种垂直型同轴微带转换的宽带补偿方法,并应用于一款Ku频段平衡低噪声放大器(LNA)的研制。放大器包含波导同轴转换、同轴微带转换、由2级pHEMT 管芯及分支线耦合桥组成的前级放大器以及由MMIC 放大器实现的后级放大器。在13.5 ~14.5 GHz 频率范围内,2 批次累计55 套低噪声放大器的噪声系数小于1.5 dB、增益分布在44.5 ~46.5 dB之间,增益平坦度小于0.6 dB,批次间性能一致性良好。     

A simple design of planar microstrip antenna on composite material substrate for Ku/K band satellite applications

A straight forward design of rectangular slotted microstrip planar antenna fed by 50 ohm microstrip line is proposed for Ku/K band satellite applications. The radiating patch of the antenna occupies an area of 17 × 17 mm² and fabricated on 1.0 mm‐thick ceramic filled bioplastic composite material substrate whose dielectric constant (ε_r ) is 10.0. The dual resonant square‐shaped antenna has been formed by inserting four arc shape slots at the corners with the combination of circle and square and wide square shape slot at the center. The results from the measured data show that the antenna has a lower resonant mode impedance bandwidth for S11 < −10 dB is of 18.4% (11.67–14.05 GHz) and upper resonant mode bandwidth is of 8.2% (18.19–19.75 GHz) centered at 12.94 GHz and 19.04 GHz, respectively. The antenna prototype has achieved maximum gains of 3.1 dBi and 4.13 dBi with average radiation efficiencies of 75.3% and 86.4% for the lower band and the upper band, respectively. The numerical data analyses of both the measured and simulated results show relatively good agreement. Moreover, the consistent and symmetrical radiation patters of the proposed antenna make it suitable candidate for the Ku/K band satellite applications. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Prediction of matching condition for a microstrip subsystem using artificial neural network and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system

In this paper, a subsystem consisting of a microstrip bandpass filter and a microstrip low noise amplifier (LNA) is designed for WLAN applications. The proposed filter has a small implementation area (49 mm²), small insertion loss (0.08 dB) and wide fractional bandwidth (FBW) (61%). To design the proposed LNA, the compact microstrip cells, an field effect transistor, and only a lumped capacitor are used. It has a low supply voltage and a low return loss (–40 dB) at the operation frequency. The matching condition of the proposed subsystem is predicted using subsystem analysis, artificial neural network (ANN) and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS). To design the proposed filter, the transmission matrix of the proposed resonator is obtained and analysed. The performance of the proposed ANN and ANFIS models is tested using the numerical data by four performance measures, namely the correlation coefficient (CC), the mean absolute error (MAE), the average percentage error (APE) and the root mean square error (RMSE). The obtained results show that these models are in good agreement with the numerical data, and a small error between the predicted values and numerical solution is obtained.     

Accurate Analysis of Microstrip Lines on Lossy Biaxial Anisotropic Substrates

We have studied the behavior of the microstrip lines on lossy biaxial anisotropic dielectric substrates. A spectral-domain moment method is used with the Galerkin testing procedure to determine the dispersion characteristics of single and coupled lines. Modes of both even and odd symmetries are included. It is found that the anisotropy of the substrate has a significant influence on the propagation characteristics. The theory is verified by comparison with previously published data.     

A wideband linear U-slot microstrip patch antenna array for wireless application

Microstrip antennas suffer an inherent disadvantage of narrow impedance bandwidth, normally within 5%. In this article, a single layer linear U-slot microstrip patch antenna array is designed, fabricated and characterised. The measured results agree well with the simulated, showing an enhanced impedance bandwidth (voltage standing wave ratio < 2) of 10.6%, ranging from 5.35 to 5.95 GHz, on an FR4 substrate. The antenna array has high efficiency and gain. Only a pair of sidelobes appear in the E plane radiation pattern. The reported linear array design can provide a method of expanding to 4 × N antenna array for satellite to ground communication operating at C band.     

人工磁导体在缝隙耦合微带天线中的应用

研究了一种由人工磁导体(Artificial Magnetic Conductor,AMC)构成的缝隙波导传输线技术在缝隙耦合微带天线中的应用.在通信频段,分析了构成AMC单元结构的色散特性.结果表明:在缝隙耦合微带天线背面加入AMC,可以降低背面辐射效应,优化天线的性能.     

一种新型的低雷达散射截面微带天线*

提出了一种减缩微带天线雷达散射截面(radar cross section,RCS)的新方法,该方法基于对微带天线表面感应电流的分析,给出可用于降低微带天线RCS的边缘结构。在参考天线的基础上,利用该方法设计了一款新型的低RCS微带天线。该设计天线与参考天线相比,具有同样的辐射性能。使用该方法后,参考天线在与水平面成小角度的平面波照射(掠入射)下,在4~12GHz的宽频带范围内,在φ=-45°~45°角域内的RCS平均值减缩了8.1d B。试验结果证明了该方法的有效性。     

双频双极化微带共形天线

设计了一款工作在不同频率的双极化微带共形天线。首先,天线单元采用矩形微带贴片,并且通过改变贴片尺寸实现两种谐振频率;其次,改变两种单元的馈电方向,以此实现不同极化辐射;最后根据天线单元排布形式,设计了基于T 型功分器的馈电网络。根据最终的仿真结果,加工了天线实验样机。在工作带宽内,天线1、2 不圆度为分别为3. 56dB 和3. 98dB,增益分别为1.1dBi 和0.85dBi。通过比对,实测结果与仿真结果一致性较好,达到了预期目标。