EP0017530B1 - Durch einen von einem Hohlleiter gespeisten Dipol gebildete Strahlungsquelle und ihre Verwendung in einer elektronisch abtastenden Antenne - Google Patents
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- H01Q13/00—Waveguide horns or mouths; Slot antennas; Leaky-waveguide antennas; Equivalent structures causing radiation along the transmission path of a guided wave
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- H01Q1/36—Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; Particular materials used therewith
- H01Q1/38—Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; Particular materials used therewith formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support
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- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q3/00—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
- H01Q3/26—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
- H01Q3/30—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the relative phase between the radiating elements of an array
- H01Q3/34—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the relative phase between the radiating elements of an array by electrical means
- H01Q3/36—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the relative phase between the radiating elements of an array by electrical means with variable phase-shifters
- H01Q3/38—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the relative phase between the radiating elements of an array by electrical means with variable phase-shifters the phase-shifters being digital
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- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q9/00—Electrically-short antennas having dimensions not more than twice the operating wavelength and consisting of conductive active radiating elements
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- H01Q9/16—Resonant antennas with feed intermediate between the extremities of the antenna, e.g. centre-fed dipole
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- the present invention relates to a radiating source constituted by a dipole excited by an ultra-flat waveguide of rectangular section, more particularly used in antennas with electronic scanning. It also aims, as a particular application, for the production of an electronic scanning antenna.
- the radiating part of an electronic scanning antenna requires a large number of repetitive elements called modules, each composed of an elementary source and an associated phase-shifter to constitute the phase-shift network.
- such an elementary source consists of a dipole carried by a metal plate introduced at the pinched end of a waveguide by which it is excited.
- This embodiment has the disadvantage of having a large footprint due to the dimensions of the waveguide and the arrangement of the dipole on a metal plate.
- Another drawback comes from the need for machining and assembly operations leading to difficulties in industrial production, to uncertain reproducibility and at relatively high cost.
- the present invention aims to remedy these drawbacks and relates to a radiating source constituted by a dipole excited by an extra-flat waveguide.
- the extra-flat waveguide exciting the dipole consists of a dielectric strip of rectangular parallelepiped shape, of longitudinal axis to, the four of which faces symmetrical about the axis to and opposite two by two are each covered with a metal plate.
- the two larger faces each extend towards the end of the dielectric strip by a metal tab leading to the strands of the dipole.
- One of the advantages of the invention is the reduction in the size of the device constituted by the dipole and the waveguide and which is not increased by the phase shifter which is associated with it to make a module which can be used in an antenna with electronic scanning. Another advantage is the lower cost of equipment and technology.
- Figure 1 shows a radiating source consisting of a dipole 1 excited by a waveguide 2.
- the dipole is mounted on a metal plate 3 which fits into the opening 6 of the waveguide 2, along the mediator plane longitudinal of it.
- the strands 4 of the dipole are parallel to the direction of polarization of the electric field E propagating in the guide 2 according to the TE 01 mode for example.
- the metal plate 3 being introduced along the longitudinal plane of the waveguide 2, the two strands 4 of the dipole 1 are excited in the same way.
- the impedance matching between the dipole 1 and the waveguide 2 is done by pinching the end 5 of the guide and adjusting the depression of the dipole 1 relative to the opening 6 of the guide.
- FIG. 2 represents a radiating source according to the invention. It consists of a dielectric strip 7 of rectangular parallelepiped shape of length L1 and of width L2 determined and of height L3 very small, of longitudinal mediating plane ⁇ and of longitudinal median axis ⁇ .
- the dielectric can be air.
- the extra-flat waveguide 8 is produced from a determined length L less than L1 of the dielectric strip 7, the large opposite faces parallel to the plane ⁇ and the small opposite faces perpendicular to the previous ones and parallel to the axis are each covered with a metal plate of determined length less than L1.
- the two metal plates 9 and 10 parallel to the plane ⁇ each extend respectively by a metal tongue 11 and 12 leading to the strands 13 and 14 of the dipole which extend in opposite directions.
- the width of the tongues 11 and 12 decreases from the waveguide 8 towards the strands 13 and 14 of the dipole, thus realizing with the length of these same tongues the impedance adaptation between the guide and the dipole.
- the strands 13 and 14 of the dipole are coated at the end of the dielectric strip 7 perpendicular to the direction of polarization of the electric field E in the guide 8.
- These strands 13 and 14 each consist of a narrow metal strip, parallel to the longitudinal mediator plane ( ⁇ ) and perpendicular to the adaptive tongues and in contact with their ends.
- the width of these metal strips also helps the impedance matching between the dipole and the waveguide.
- the fact that the direction of the strands 13 and 14 is perpendicular to the direction of polarization of the electric wave propagating the waveguide 8 causes the appearance of a cross-polarized wave. In some antenna cases, the cross-polarization residue can be used to improve detection.
- the dielectric strip (7) is not an air layer
- the waveguide 8, the tongues 11 and 12 and the strands 13 and 14 of the dipole can be obtained by metallization or photoengraving.
- FIG. 3 shows another type of embodiment of a primary radiating source according to the invention.
- the strands 15 and 16 of the dipole are parallel to the direction of polarization of the electric field E circulating in the waveguide.
- the waveguide 8 and the tongues 11 and 12 can be produced by metal plates or by photoengraving, but the strands 15 and 16 are narrow metallic tongues ensuring a certain mechanical strength and perpendicular to the longitudinal mediator plane ( ⁇ ).
- the strands 15 and 16 of the dipole are in contact with the end of the tongues 11 and 12.
- This radiating source can serve as an elementary source of an electronic scanning antenna.
- it is connected to the output of one or more diode phase shifters providing the phase shift network of the antenna.
- the phase shifters 17, 18 and 19 respectively shifting by 3X / 4, ⁇ / 2 and ⁇ / 4, each consist of a diode 20 placed in a hole 21 made throughout the thickness L3 of the dielectric strip 7.
- This diode 20 is connected on one side directly to the metal plate covering one of the two faces parallel to the mediator plane and on the other side to a triplate trap placed on the other face parallel to the plane so that in microwave, the diode is connected on both sides to ground.
- a printed circuit 22 is connected to the phase shifters to supply them and control them.
- the height L3 of the dielectric strip 7 is equal to the thickness of the diodes 20 of the phase shifters.
- FIG. 4 shows another exemplary embodiment of a radiating source according to the invention, in which the strands of the dipole have better mechanical strength than in the previous figure.
- a dielectric substrate board 23 of rectangular parallelepiped shape and of the same width as the adaptive tongue 11 or 12, so that its long sides 24 and 25 are perpendicular to the longitudinal mediator plane ⁇ and such that the short side perpendicular to the plane ⁇ located at the end of the metal tongue 11 or 12 is metallized to form the strands 26 and 27 of the dipole.
- the strands 28 and 29 are formed by narrow metal blades machined so as to have a T-shaped section, while in Figure 6, the strands 30 and 31 consist of metal blades of U-shaped section.
- FIG. 7 represents an antenna with electronic scanning where the elementary sources are produced in accordance with the invention.
- All the dipoles 32 are oriented in the same direction which is that of the polarization of the antenna.
- At a distance equal to a quarter of the operating wavelength A / 4 reflective parts are placed, constituting the reflector of the antenna.
- each row of dipoles 32, of longitudinal axis perpendicular to the direction of the strands of the dipoles is surrounded on one side by a metal plate 33 of length equal to the height of the row and on the other hand by small metal plates 34 of length equal to the distance separating two dipoles.
- the shape of the antenna can be arbitrary, flat or parabolic for example.
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FR7907801A FR2452804A1 (fr) | 1979-03-28 | 1979-03-28 | Source rayonnante constituee par un dipole excite par un guide d'onde, et antenne a balayage electronique comportant de telles sources |
FR7907801 | 1979-03-28 |
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EP0017530A1 EP0017530A1 (de) | 1980-10-15 |
EP0017530B1 true EP0017530B1 (de) | 1983-05-11 |
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