EP1181735B1 - Waveguide polarisation rotator - Google Patents
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- H01P1/16—Auxiliary devices for mode selection, e.g. mode suppression or mode promotion; for mode conversion
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- the present invention relates to a system and to an apparatus and method for rotating a polarised signal in a waveguide.
- the present invention is particularly, but not exclusively, suited for use with a dual polarisation waveguide probe system in a low-noise block (LNB) for use with a satellite dish receiving signals broadcast by a satellite which includes two signals orthogonally polarised in the same frequency band.
- LNB low-noise block
- a dual polarisation waveguide probe system in which a waveguide is incorporated into a low-noise block receiver in which two probes are located for receiving linearly polarised energy of both orthogonal senses.
- the probes are located in the same longitudinal plane and on opposite sides of a single cylindrical bar reflector which reflects one sense of polarisation and passes the orthogonal signal with minimal insertion loss and then reflects the rotated orthogonal signal.
- the probes are spaced ⁇ /4 from the reflector.
- a reflection rotator is also formed at one end of the waveguide using a thin plate which is oriented at 45° to the incident linear polarisation with a short circuit spaced approximately a quarter of a wavelength ( ⁇ /4) behind the leading edge of the plate.
- This plate splits the incident energy into equal components in orthogonal planes, one component being reflected by the leading edge and the other component being reflected by the waveguide short circuit.
- the resultant 180° phase shift between the reflected components causes a 90° rotation in the plane of linear polarisation upon recombination so that the waveguide output signals are located in the same longitudinal plane.
- an improved dual polarisation waveguide probe system for use with a wider frequency range transmitted by new satellite systems.
- a reflective twist plate was provided within the probe housing, the reflective twist plate having at least two signal reflecting edges so that at least two separate signals reflections are created. The multiple signal reflections enable the probe system to operate over a wider frequency range with minimal deterioration and signal output.
- Applicant's co-pending International Published Application PCT/GB97/02428 disclosed a further improved waveguide which is able to operate across the entire frequency band of a satellite system with substantially the same performance.
- the waveguide included a rotator which incorporated a reflecting plate in combination with a differential phase shift portion in the form of a waveguide of slightly asymmetrical cross-section so that orthogonally polarised signals that travel through the portion have different cut-off wavelengths.
- This results in a signal rotator which achieves 180° phase shift between two orthogonal components across the frequency range of signals received by the waveguide.
- the reflecting plate and the differential phase portion have inverse phase change with frequency characteristics so that the combined phase shift characteristic of the rotator shows a flatter response across the desired frequency range.
- a waveguide which incorporates an edge reflecting plate can incur inconsistencies over a large number of repeated castings and as the leading edge of the plate becomes thinner, it is more likely that the reflecting edge will be damaged in casting and the materials which can be suitably cast to provide such leading edges becomes limited.
- these systems are generally used with circular waveguides and it is desirable to provide an improved waveguide rotation system which can be used with other waveguide shapes such as square or rectangular which still provides suitable rotation performance.
- the overall dimensions of the waveguide housing are often determined by the waveguide.
- the use of solely circular waveguides can limit the design options for the circuit board housing and a smaller housing can be afforded by the use of a square waveguide.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an improved waveguide structure and waveguide which obviates or mitigates at least one of the aforementioned disadvantages.
- the protruding interior surface of the waveguide which narrows the waveguide creates a pocket or cavity behind the waveguide into which components from a circuit board can be inserted, for example voltage regulators.
- the protruding surface is generally planar such that the waveguide can be more easily cast than a thin plate; and can therefore be manufactured with a greater variety of materials.
- a dual polarisation waveguide probe system according to claim 1.
- a suitably sized wedge-shaped protrusion is located into the short circuit end of the waveguide for rotating a polarised signal 90°, that is vertical to horizontal polarity or vice-versa. This rotation is achieved by introducing a phase shift between the two components of the incident signal.
- a forward travelling (incident) horizontally polarised signal is separable into two components, E1 and E2.
- the wavelength of E1 and E2 is determined by the width of the waveguide perpendicular to the component. As the signal propagates along the wedge part of the waveguide, the wavelength of the E2 component remains unaffected because the width of the guide perpendicular to E2 remains constant. Conversely, the wavelength of the E1 component increases as it propagates along the wedge due to the decreasing waveguide width. The result of this is to change the phase of E2 relative to E1, that is E2 leads E1 in phase, and this effect is doubled when the signal is reflected back along the waveguide.
- E2 When the wedge is correctly proportioned and dimensioned E2 leads E1 by 180° when the signal starts to propagate back along the waveguide beyond the wedge-shaped protrusion. Recombining the E1 and E2 components results in converting the horizontally polarised signal EV to vertical polarisation EH.
- the wedge-rotator can be optimised to provide a reasonably flat 180° phase shift over the required operating frequency range providing 90° rotation of the incident linearly polarised signal.
- the waveguide cross-section is substantially square.
- the waveguide cross-section may be rectangular or circular or any other suitable waveguide cross-section.
- the wedge-shaped protrusion extends substantially across the width of the waveguide and narrows to a common location on the waveguide wall to provide a substantially planar surface between the waveguide wall and the rear waveguide reflecting wall.
- the waveguide wedge-shaped protrusion may have cut-outs so that it does not extend completely across the width of the waveguide at the rear reflecting wall.
- the wedge may be stepped, the wedge being formed by a series of triangular protrusions of increasing waveguide width. It will be appreciated that increasing the number of protrusions or steps approximates the stepped wedge rotator to a smooth surface wedge rotator.
- dual wedge-shaped protrusions may be used on opposed sides of the waveguide.
- one or both dual wedges may be stepped.
- a method of rotating a polarised signal travelling in a waveguide having a short circuit at one end by substantially 90° comprising the steps defined in claim 10.
- Fig. 1 of the drawings depicts a low-noise block receiver, generally indicated by reference numeral 10, which is adapted to be mounted to a satellite receiving dish via a boom arm (not shown in the interests of clarity) in a way which is well known in the art.
- the low-noise block receiver 10 is arranged to receive high frequency vertically and horizontally orthogonally polarised radiation signals from the satellite dish and to process these signals to provide an output which is fed to a cable 12 which is, in turn, connected to a satellite receiver decoder unit (not shown) for subsequent processing.
- the low-noise block receiver 10 includes a cast metal waveguide 14 which is shown partly broken away to depict the interior shape of the waveguide and interior waveguide components.
- the waveguide is generally square in cross-section.
- the waveguide has a front aperture 16 for facing a satellite dish for receiving electro-magnetic radiation from an integral circular corrugated feedhorn 18 (shown in broken outline) which is located at the front of the waveguide 14.
- Integrally cast with the waveguide 14 and feedhorn 18 is a top surface plate 20 for receiving a printed circuit board 22 containing electronic components for receiving signals from the waveguide 14 and for processing these signals prior to transferring the signals to cable 12.
- the waveguide and internal components are similar to those disclosed in applicant's co-pending International Patent Applications WO 92/22938 and WO 98/10479. Accordingly, disposed in the waveguide in the same longitudinal plane is a first probe 24, a reflective post 26 and a second probe 28.
- the reflective post 26 extends across the entire width of the interior of the waveguide.
- the outputs of the probes 24 and 28 pass through the waveguide wall 30 in the same longitudinal plane, generally indicated by reference numeral 31.
- the probes extend through cast plate 20 to the integrated circuit board 22.
- the distance between probes 24,28 and the reflective post 26 is nominally ⁇ /4 where ⁇ is the wavelength of the signals in the waveguide.
- a short circuit end plate 32 At the downstream end of the waveguide 14 which is furthest from the aperture 16, there is disposed a short circuit end plate 32 which, as best seen in Fig. 4 of the drawings, is disposed perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the waveguide 14.
- the end plate 32 acts as a short circuit reflecting plate, as is described in detail in WO 92/22938 and WO 98/10479, for signals travelling along the waveguide.
- Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings are sectional views through the waveguide 14 towards the short circuit 32. It will be seen from Figs. 2 and 3 that the waveguide is not exactly square.
- the lower corners of the waveguide 14a are in fact rounded or bevelled to provide a suitable exterior shape for the waveguide 14 receiving a cover 34, shown in broken outline, for enclosing the waveguide 14 and circuitry 22.
- a wedge-shaped protrusion generally indicated by reference numeral 36, which extends from the interior wall 29 of the waveguide to the short circuit end 32 at which it extends diagonally across the end of the waveguide.
- the wedge-shaped protrusion rotates a polarised signal 90° on reflection, i.e. vertical to horizontal polarity or vice-versa, by introducing a phase shift between the horizontal and vertical orthogonal components of the incident signal as will be described.
- a polarised signal 90° on reflection i.e. vertical to horizontal polarity or vice-versa
- the wavelength of E1 and E2 is determined by the width of the waveguide perpendicular to the component.
- the wavelength of the E2 component remains unaffected because the width of the waveguide 14 perpendicular to component E2 remains constant.
- the wavelength of the E1 component increases as it propagates along the wedge 36 due to the decreasing width of the waveguide as the waveguide narrows due to the increasing wedge, as best seen in Fig. 4 of the drawings.
- the effect of this is to change the phase of the E2 component relative to E1; that is, E2 leads E1 in phase. This effect is doubled as the signal is reflected back along the waveguide (out of the paper). If the wedge 36 is correctly dimensioned and proportioned E2 will lead E1 by 180° by the time the signal is propagating back along the waveguide at position 38, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4.
- Recombining components E1 and E2 results in converting the horizontal polarisation signal EH to a vertical polarisation signal EV, as best seen in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings.
- the signal which has travelled past the probe 28 has been rotated by 90° such that it can be detected by probe 28 in the same way as the probe detected reflected signals in applicant's co-pending applications WO 92/22938 and WO 98/10479.
- FIG. 4 depicts the side view of Fig. 4 within the waveguide and shows that the wall 40 of the wedge increasingly projects into the waveguide 14 as it approaches the short circuit end 32.
- the cross-sectional views in Figs. 5a, b and c show the increasing cross-section of waveguide taken up by the wedge rotator towards the short circuit end.
- the wall 38 of the wedge rotator defines a cavity 42 behind the wall into which a pocket 43 for electronic components of the printed circuit board 22 may be disposed to facilitate manufacture and overall compactness of the LNB.
- Fig. 6 depicts a graph of phase vs. frequency and shows that the phase shift created by the polarisation wedge rotator is substantially 180° across the frequency range of interest for such low-noise blocks which is 10.7 to 12.75 GHz for the Astra satellite.
- Fig. 7 shows the insertion loss (S12)/return loss (S11) in decibels (dB) over the frequency range which shows that there is minimal insertion loss (S12)/return loss (S11). over the desired frequency range.
- Fig. 8 of the drawings depicts a diagrammatic view of an alternative embodiment of the invention in which like numerals refer to like parts and in which the wedge rotator is formed of triangular sections 46,48 which extend across the waveguide by different amounts.
- two triangular sections are shown to provide a stepped wedge rotator.
- a side view of the stepped wedge rotator is shown in Fig. 9.
- the larger triangular section wedge, generally indicated by reference numeral 46 fills a larger proportion of the waveguide such that only a component perpendicular to the wedge portion 46 can propagate.
- the phase shift increases with increasing frequency as can be best seen from Fig. 10 of the drawings.
- the smaller wedge 48 fills only a relatively small proportion of the waveguide 14 thus allowing components parallel to, and perpendicular to, the wedge portion 48 to propagate along the waveguide. It will be seen from Fig. 10 that the resultant phase shift between the components reduces with increasing frequency.
- the conversion of an incident horizontally polarised signal into a reflective vertically polarised signal is shown in Fig. 11 (S12) and the return loss is also shown (S11).
- the device can be optimised in the band centre at 11.75 GHz but, once again, poor performance is achieved at the band edges.
- a substantially flat phase vs. frequency characteristic is achieved as shown in Fig. 10 of the drawings.
- the signal conversion and insertion/return loss for this arrangement is also shown in Fig. 11 and it will be seen that the bandwidth is greatly enhanced over the desired Astra satellite frequency range.
- the waveguide may be circular in cross-section with a conical section used similar to that shown in Figs. 1 to 5 of the drawings.
- Fig. 12 shows a longitudinal section through a circular waveguide and Figs. 13a, b and c show respective cross-sections at locations a, b and c showing the increasing protrusion of the wedge into the waveguide as the wedge extends towards the end face 32 of the waveguide 14.
- Fig. 14 depicts a side view of a further embodiment of a wedge rotation system in which the waveguide 14 has two wedge-shaped protrusions 50 and 52 extending from the waveguide wall 18 towards the end face 32 instead of a single wedge.
- Sectional views taken at locations a, b and c are depicted in Figs. 15a, b and c respectively and show the increasing protrusion of the wedges as they extend towards the end face 32 of the waveguide. This arrangement will operate in the same way the previously described embodiments.
- FIG. 16 of the drawings A yet further embodiment is shown in Fig. 16 of the drawings where it can be seen that the wedge does not have to extend across the entire width of the waveguide at the end face.
- the wedge rotator 36 has cut-outs to define non-enclosed areas 54, 56 at the sides of the wedge.
- This arrangement does not materially affect the performance of the waveguide, as can be seen with reference to Figs. 17 and 18.
- Fig. 17 shows a graph of phase vs. frequency for both the normal wedge of Figs. 1 to 5 and the wedge with cut-outs and it will be seen that the performance is substantially identical over the frequency range of interest, i.e. 10.7 to 12.75 GHz, thereby providing a substantially flat phase shift of 180°.
- the single conversion for the wedge with cut-outs is substantially identical to the normal wedge for both S12 and S11 over the frequency range of interest.
- Fig. 19 of the drawings shows the insertion loss (S12) and the return loss (S11), in decibels, for a wedge rotator (wedge plate) of the type shown in Fig. 1 and a twist plate in a square waveguide.
- the twist plate is oriented at 45° to the incident polarisation and operates like those disclosed in WO 92/22938 and WO 98/10479. It will be seen that the performance of the wedge plate is superior over the frequency range of interest, 10.7 to 12.75 GHz.
- the cut-off point is frequency dependent, with higher frequency signals being reflected at a cut-off point nearer to the short circuit, i.e. the higher the frequency to the signal, the closer to the short circuit is the cut-off point.
- the waveguide may be made of any suitable shape and that the wedge insertion may not be exactly the same shape as that shown.
- the wedge insertion may be of any suitable shape as long as the wedge protrudes into the waveguide to provide a cut-off at a certain point along its length and signal reflection for recombination, with the signal reflected from the end of the waveguide, to give a suitable phase shift along the waveguide at a desired location.
- this wedge rotator may have application to waveguides other than those for use with low-noise blocks.
- the principle of a wedge rotator in a waveguide is applicable to many shapes of waveguide and many applications.
- the waveguide/LNB may be cast or injection moulded in plastic with internal surfaces metallised by vapour or electroplated to create low-loss surfaces.
- Advantages of the invention are that manufacturing of such waveguide rotators is facilitated because thin reflector plates do not require to be cast. This allows the use of additional casting materials to facilitate flexibility in choice of materials.
- the provision of a wedge rotator allows a pocket or cavity to be created in the waveguide into which electronic components on a printed circuit board 22 can be inserted so that the overall dimensions of a waveguide and adjacent integrated circuit may be minimised.
- the wedge rotator provides improved performance over the desired frequency range in similar waveguides with a twist plate.
- LNB low-noise block
- this facilitates the insertion of a voltage regulator into the cavity to minimise the onboard integrated circuit area and allow the entire assembly to be encompassed in a housing of minimal volume. This minimises manufacturing costs and storage and transport costs when very large numbers of such low-noise blocks and waveguides have to be made.
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- A dual polarisation waveguide probe system for receiving at least two signals which are orthogonally polarised, said system having a waveguide (14) with a longitudinal axis into which at least two orthogonally polarised signals (EV,EH) are received for transmission therealong, said waveguide (14) having:a first probe (24) extending from a wall (30) of the waveguide (14) into the interior of the waveguide (14), said first probe (24) and said longitudinal axis being located in a longitudinal plane, said first probe (24) being adapted to receive a first polarised signal (EV)travelling in the longitudinal plane,signal isolation means (26) extending from the wall (30) of the waveguide (14) and said isolating means (26) being located downstream of said first probe (24) lying in said longitudinal plane for reflecting the first polarised signal (EV) in said longitudinal plane back to said first probe (24) and allowing a second polarised signal (EH), orthogonal to said first polarised signal (EV) to pass along said waveguide (14),second probe (28) means located downstream of said signal isolating means (26) and extending from the wall (30) of the waveguide (14) and lying in said longitudinal plane,signal rotator means (36) disposed in said waveguide (14) downstream of said second probe (28) means and having a protruding reflective surface (40) extending from an interior surface (29) of said waveguide (14) partly across said waveguide (14) to contact a short circuit disposed at an end (32) of said waveguide (14), said reflective surface (40) effectively narrowing the width of the waveguide (14) towards the short circuit (32), said signal rotator means (36) being dimensioned and proportioned such that a first incident polarisation component (E2) of said second polarisation signal (EH) propagates to the short circuit at the end (32) of the waveguide (14) and is reflected therefrom, the wavelength of said first component (E2) being constant, and such that a second incident polarisation component (E1) of said second polarisation signal (EH), the second incident polarisation component (E1) being orthogonal to said first incident polarisation component (E2), has a wavelength which increases as it propagates down the reflective surface (40) as the width of said waveguide (14) perpendicular to said second incident polarisation component (E1) decreases towards said short circuit (32) such that after reflection said first (E2) and second (E1) components recombine, the phase difference between the first (E2) and second (E1) components is 180° and the second polarized signal (EH) is rotated by 90° into the longitudinal plane for detection by said second probe means (28).
- A dual polarisation waveguide as claimed in claim 1 wherein the signal rotator means (36) is a wedge-shaped protrusion.
- A dual polarisation waveguide as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein the waveguide (14) cross-section is substantially square.
- A dual polarisation waveguide as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein the waveguide (14) cross-section is rectangular or circular.
- A dual polarisation waveguide as claimed in any one of claim 2 and claims 3 and 4 when depending an claim 2 wherein the wedge-shaped protrusion (36) extends substantially across the width of the waveguide (14) and narrows to a common location on the waveguide wall (29) to provide a substantially planar surface between the waveguide wall (29) and the rear waveguide reflecting wall (32).
- A dual polarisation waveguide as claimed in any one of claim 2 and claims 3 and 4 when depending on claim 2 wherein the waveguide wedge-shaped protrusion (36) has cut-outs so that it does not extend completely across the width of the waveguide (14) at the rear reflecting wall (32).
- A dual polarisation waveguide as claimed in any one of claim 2 and claims 3 and 4 when depending on claim 2 wherein the wedge-shaped protrusion (36) is stepped, the wedge-shaped protrusion (36) being formed by a series of triangular protrusions (46,48) of increasing waveguide width.
- A dual polarisation waveguide as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4 wherein the signal rotator means (36) is provided by dual wedge shaped protrusions (50,52)on opposed sides of the waveguide (14).
- A dual polarisation waveguide as claimed in claim 8 wherein one or both dual wedges (50,52) may be stepped.
- A method of rotating a polarised incident signal travelling in a waveguide (14) having a short circuit (32) at one end by substantially 90°, said method comprising the steps of,providing a protrusion (36) having a reflective surface (40) in a waveguide (14), said protruding reflective surface (40) extending from an interior surface (29) of said waveguide (14) partially across said waveguide cavity to contact the short circuit (32), said protruding reflective surface (40) decreasing the width of the waveguide (14) towards said short circuit (32),allowing a first polarisation component (E2) of said polarised incident signal (EH) to travel to the short circuit (32) at the end of said waveguide (14) and be reflected from said short circuit (32) back along the waveguide (14),increasing the wavelength of a second polarisation component (E1), of said polarised incident signal (EH), the second polarisation component (E1) being orthogonal to said first polarisation component (E2), as said second polarisation component (E1) of said polarised incident signal (EH) propagates along the waveguide (14) down said protruding reflective surface (40) as the width of said waveguide (14) perpendicular to said second polarisation component (E1) decreases towards said short circuit (32),reflecting said second component (E1) from the protruding reflective surface (40) at a frequency dependent intercept point before said second component (E1) reaches said short circuit (32),recombining the reflected first (E2) and second (E1) components in said waveguide (14) whereby said recombined polarised signal is rotated substantially 90° from the polarisation of the incident signal (EH).
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