EP2559102B1 - Wideband, directional, linearly polarized antenna having high polarization purity - Google Patents

Wideband, directional, linearly polarized antenna having high polarization purity Download PDF

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EP2559102B1
EP2559102B1 EP11715189.4A EP11715189A EP2559102B1 EP 2559102 B1 EP2559102 B1 EP 2559102B1 EP 11715189 A EP11715189 A EP 11715189A EP 2559102 B1 EP2559102 B1 EP 2559102B1
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  • the present invention relates to a linear polarization antenna, directive, broadband, high polarization purity.
  • a document EP 0 416 300 A2 discloses a straight-polarized, directional and wide-band planar support type antenna.
  • the subject of the present invention is a high-purity polar-band directive antenna (a frequency band that may be greater than the decade) of the printed circuit type, this antenna being able to be integrated into a bipolarization antenna and, when is used in a location system, to improve localization performance, particularly at non-zero sites.
  • this antenna In the case where this antenna is of the linear polarization type, its theoretical co-polarization is defined with respect to the geometry of the radiating circuit. In practice, real co-polarization differs from theoretical co-polarization. Polarization purity is defined as the difference between the theoretical polarization and the real co-polarization. It can be measured using the "co-polarization level / cross polarization level" ratio in the geometrical definition plane of the antenna. If the antenna is perfect, this ratio is infinite. In practice, what we are looking for is a ratio generally between 15 dB (for a log-periodic antenna) and 20 dB (for a "sinuous" antenna).
  • the antenna according to the invention is a linear polarization antenna, directive, broadband and high purity of polarization, at least one pair of radiating elements printed on one side of a circuit printed, the two elements being symmetrical to each other with respect to the center of the antenna and delimited in their angular extension by two virtual lines passing through the center of the antenna, and it is characterized in that it has radiating elements printed on the other side of the support, these elements being identical to those of the first face, and being deduced by a rotation of 180 ° about an axis passing through the center of the antenna and which is the bisector of the angle at the center of said pair of elements, this central angle being that formed by said two virtual lines, this rotation being followed by a translation over a distance equal to the thickness of the printed circuit.
  • the present invention is described below with reference to an antenna operating in rectilinear polarization and "sinuous" radiating elements inscribed in a circle, but it is understood that it is not limited to such a type of antenna. antenna, and that it applies to any antenna with linear radiating elements, radiating in linear polarization, wired geometry, which one seeks to improve the purity of polarization, antenna whose co-polarization is supposed to be rectilinear, broad band or no, which can, if necessary, be the basic element for the design of a bipolarization antenna.
  • the antenna type from which the invention is derived is generally that realized using a single-sided printed circuit manufacturing technology.
  • An example of such an antenna 1 of the prior art is shown in FIG. figure 1 . It essentially comprises two radiating elements or sinuous branches 2, 3 symmetrical to each other with respect to the geometric center O of the assembly. It is well heard that this antenna could include two other branches.
  • the layout of the radiating elements of a so-called "sinuous" antenna is well known, for example according to the patent US 4,658,262 it will not be described in more detail here. It will be specified only here that the two arms 2, 3 are symmetrical to one another with respect to the center O. These two arms are delimited in their angular extension ⁇ by two virtual lines A, B passing through the center O of the 'antenna.
  • the antenna 4 of the invention is of the double-sided printed circuit type.
  • the figure 2 has been shown as if the printed circuit on which the radiating elements are formed was transparent.
  • the first face which is supposed to be the anterior surface, has the same branches 2, 3 as those of the figure 1 .
  • the posterior face of the printed circuit comprises the branches 4,5 whose shapes and dimensions are identical to those of the branches 2, 3.
  • the location of the branches 4, 5 is deduced from that of the branches 2, 3 by rotation of 180 ° around an axis C passing through the center O and which is the bisector of the angle at the center ⁇ of the branches 2, 3.
  • the outline of the branches 4, 5 is obtained by rotation of the branches 2, 3 around the center O by an angle of value equal to (180 ° + ⁇ ), then by the same translation.
  • a four-branched antenna two pairs of branches
  • only one of the pairs is considered for rotation.
  • the invention makes it possible to improve the polarization purity of the antenna by more than 10 dB compared to the geometry on a single-sided printed substrate. More generally, it makes it possible to obtain an improvement in the polarization purity of all the geometries of planar wire antennas (log-periodic and other type antennas). Applied to bipolarisation antennas, it improves the coupling between the two radiating elements.

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La présente invention se rapporte à une antenne à polarisation rectiligne, directive, large bande, à grande pureté de polarisation.The present invention relates to a linear polarization antenna, directive, broadband, high polarization purity.

Dans le domaine des antennes directives large bande fonctionnant en polarisation rectiligne, et en particulier dans le cadre de systèmes de goniométrie d'amplitude, on constate généralement, avec des antennes de ce type, une dégradation de la précision de la mesure de la D.O.A (« direction of arrival » ou direction d'arrivée en français) de cibles. Dans ce cas, les défauts de pureté de polarisation entraînent une déformation des diagrammes de rayonnement (phénomène dit de « louchage ») qui augmente avec le site, induisant une dégradation des performances de localisation du système de détection.In the field of broadband directional antennas operating in rectilinear polarization, and in particular in the context of amplitude direction finding systems, it is generally found, with antennas of this type, a degradation of the accuracy of the measurement of the DOA ( "Direction of arrival" or direction of arrival in French) of targets. In this case, polarization purity defects cause a deformation of the radiation patterns (phenomenon called "squinting") which increases with the site, inducing a degradation of the localization performance of the detection system.

Ce problème est résolu actuellement à l'aide de solutions empiriques non généralisables, telles que, par exemple, l'ajout de réseaux de fils métalliques devant l'antenne.This problem is currently solved using non-generalizable empirical solutions, such as, for example, the addition of wire networks in front of the antenna.

Un document EP 0 416 300 A2 divulgue une antenne du type à support plan à polarisation rectiligne, directive et à large bande.A document EP 0 416 300 A2 discloses a straight-polarized, directional and wide-band planar support type antenna.

La présente invention a pour objet une antenne directive large bande (bande de fréquences pouvant être supérieure à la décade) à grande pureté de polarisation, du type à circuits imprimés, cette antenne pouvant être intégrée à une antenne bipolarisation, et permettant, lorsqu'elle est utilisée dans un système de localisation, d'en améliorer les performances de localisation, particulièrement aux sites non nuls.The subject of the present invention is a high-purity polar-band directive antenna (a frequency band that may be greater than the decade) of the printed circuit type, this antenna being able to be integrated into a bipolarization antenna and, when is used in a location system, to improve localization performance, particularly at non-zero sites.

Dans le cas où cette antenne est du type à polarisation rectiligne, sa co-polarisation théorique est définie par rapport à la géométrie du circuit rayonnant. Dans la pratique, la co-polarisation réelle diffère de la co-polarisation théorique. On définit la pureté de polarisation comme étant la différence entre la polarisation théorique et la co-polarisation réelle. Elle peut être mesurée grâce au rapport « niveau de co-polarisation / niveau de cross polarisation » dans le plan de définition géométrique de l'antenne. Si l'antenne est parfaite, ce rapport est infini. En pratique, ce que l'on recherche, c'est un rapport généralement compris entre 15 dB (pour une antenne de type log-périodique) et 20 dB (pour une antenne « sinueuse »).In the case where this antenna is of the linear polarization type, its theoretical co-polarization is defined with respect to the geometry of the radiating circuit. In practice, real co-polarization differs from theoretical co-polarization. Polarization purity is defined as the difference between the theoretical polarization and the real co-polarization. It can be measured using the "co-polarization level / cross polarization level" ratio in the geometrical definition plane of the antenna. If the antenna is perfect, this ratio is infinite. In practice, what we are looking for is a ratio generally between 15 dB (for a log-periodic antenna) and 20 dB (for a "sinuous" antenna).

L'antenne conforme à l'invention, du type à support plan est une antenne à polarisation rectiligne, directive, à large bande et à grande pureté de polarisation, à au moins une paire d'éléments rayonnants imprimés sur une face d'un circuit imprimé, les deux éléments étant symétriques l'un de l'autre par rapport au centre de l'antenne et délimités dans leur extension angulaire par deux droites virtuelles passant par le centre de l'antenne, et elle est caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte des éléments rayonnants imprimés sur l'autre face du support, ces éléments étant identiques à ceux de la première face, et s'en déduisant par une rotation de 180° autour d'un axe passant par le centre de l'antenne et qui est la bissectrice de l'angle au centre de ladite paire d'éléments, cet angle au centre étant celui formé par lesdites deux droites virtuelles, cette rotation étant suivie d'une translation sur une distance égale à l'épaisseur du circuit imprimé.The antenna according to the invention, of the plane support type is a linear polarization antenna, directive, broadband and high purity of polarization, at least one pair of radiating elements printed on one side of a circuit printed, the two elements being symmetrical to each other with respect to the center of the antenna and delimited in their angular extension by two virtual lines passing through the center of the antenna, and it is characterized in that it has radiating elements printed on the other side of the support, these elements being identical to those of the first face, and being deduced by a rotation of 180 ° about an axis passing through the center of the antenna and which is the bisector of the angle at the center of said pair of elements, this central angle being that formed by said two virtual lines, this rotation being followed by a translation over a distance equal to the thickness of the printed circuit.

La présente invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description détaillée d'un mode de réalisation, pris à titre d'exemple non limitatif et illustré par le dessin annexé, sur lequel :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en plan d'une antenne de l'art antérieur, et
  • la figure 2 est une vue en plan d'une antenne conforme à la présente invention.
The present invention will be better understood on reading the detailed description of an embodiment, taken by way of nonlimiting example and illustrated by the appended drawing, in which:
  • the figure 1 is a plan view of an antenna of the prior art, and
  • the figure 2 is a plan view of an antenna according to the present invention.

La présente invention est décrite ci-dessous en référence à une antenne fonctionnant en polarisation rectiligne et à éléments rayonnants de forme « sinueuse » inscrits dans un cercle, mais il est bien entendu qu'elle n'est pas limitée à un tel type d'antenne, et qu'elle s'applique à toute antenne à éléments rayonnants plans, rayonnant en polarisation rectiligne, à géométrie filaire, dont on cherche à améliorer la pureté de polarisation, antenne dont la co-polarisation est supposée être rectiligne, large bande ou non, qui peut, le cas échéant, être l'élément de base pour la conception d'une antenne bipolarisation.The present invention is described below with reference to an antenna operating in rectilinear polarization and "sinuous" radiating elements inscribed in a circle, but it is understood that it is not limited to such a type of antenna. antenna, and that it applies to any antenna with linear radiating elements, radiating in linear polarization, wired geometry, which one seeks to improve the purity of polarization, antenna whose co-polarization is supposed to be rectilinear, broad band or no, which can, if necessary, be the basic element for the design of a bipolarization antenna.

Le type d'antenne duquel part l'invention est généralement celui réalisé à l'aide d'une technologie de fabrication de circuits imprimés simple face. Un exemple d'une telle antenne 1 de l'art antérieur est représenté en figure 1. Elle comprend essentiellement deux éléments rayonnants ou branches sinueuses 2, 3 symétriques l'une de l'autre par rapport au centre géométrique O de l'ensemble. Il est bien entendu que cette antenne pourrait comporter deux autres branches. Le tracé des éléments rayonnants d'une antenne dite « sinueuse » étant bien connu, par exemple d'après le brevet US 4 658 262 , elle ne sera pas décrite plus en détail ici. On précisera seulement ici que les deux bras 2, 3 sont symétriques l'un de l'autre par rapport au centre O. Ces deux bras sont délimités dans leur extension angulaire α pair deux droites virtuelles A, B passant par le centre O de l'antenne.The antenna type from which the invention is derived is generally that realized using a single-sided printed circuit manufacturing technology. An example of such an antenna 1 of the prior art is shown in FIG. figure 1 . It essentially comprises two radiating elements or sinuous branches 2, 3 symmetrical to each other with respect to the geometric center O of the assembly. It is well heard that this antenna could include two other branches. The layout of the radiating elements of a so-called "sinuous" antenna is well known, for example according to the patent US 4,658,262 it will not be described in more detail here. It will be specified only here that the two arms 2, 3 are symmetrical to one another with respect to the center O. These two arms are delimited in their angular extension α by two virtual lines A, B passing through the center O of the 'antenna.

L'antenne 4 de l'invention, telle que représentée en figure 2, est du type à circuit imprimé double face. La figure 2 a été représentée comme si le circuit imprimé sur lequel sont formés les éléments rayonnants était transparent. La première face, que l'on suppose être la face antérieure, comporte les mêmes branches 2, 3 que celles de la figure 1. La face postérieure du circuit imprimé comporte les branches 4,5 dont les formes et dimensions sont identiques à celles des branches 2, 3.The antenna 4 of the invention, as represented in figure 2 , is of the double-sided printed circuit type. The figure 2 has been shown as if the printed circuit on which the radiating elements are formed was transparent. The first face, which is supposed to be the anterior surface, has the same branches 2, 3 as those of the figure 1 . The posterior face of the printed circuit comprises the branches 4,5 whose shapes and dimensions are identical to those of the branches 2, 3.

Selon la vue de la figure 2, l'emplacement des branches 4, 5 se déduit de celui des branches 2, 3 par rotation de 180° autour d'un axe C passant par le centre O et qui est la bissectrice de l'angle au centre α des branches 2, 3. Dans la réalité, il faudrait ajouter à cette rotation une translation sur une distance égale à l'épaisseur du circuit imprimé (de la face antérieure vers la face postérieure de ce circuit imprimé). En d'autres termes, le tracé des branches 4, 5 est obtenu par rotation des branches 2, 3 autour du centre O d'un angle de valeur égale à (180° + α), puis par la même translation. Dans le cas d'une antenne à quatre branches (deux paires de branches), on considère pour la rotation une seule des paires.According to the view of the figure 2 the location of the branches 4, 5 is deduced from that of the branches 2, 3 by rotation of 180 ° around an axis C passing through the center O and which is the bisector of the angle at the center α of the branches 2, 3. In reality, it would be necessary to add to this rotation a translation over a distance equal to the thickness of the printed circuit (from the anterior face to the posterior face of this printed circuit). In other words, the outline of the branches 4, 5 is obtained by rotation of the branches 2, 3 around the center O by an angle of value equal to (180 ° + α), then by the same translation. In the case of a four-branched antenna (two pairs of branches), only one of the pairs is considered for rotation.

L'invention permet l'amélioration de la pureté de polarisation de l'antenne de plus de 10dB par rapport à la géométrie sur substrat imprimé simple face. De façon plus générale, elle permet d'obtenir une amélioration de la pureté de polarisation de toutes les géométries d'antennes filaires planes (antennes type log-périodiques et autres). Appliquées aux antennes à bipolarisation, elle améliore le couplage entre les deux éléments rayonnants.The invention makes it possible to improve the polarization purity of the antenna by more than 10 dB compared to the geometry on a single-sided printed substrate. More generally, it makes it possible to obtain an improvement in the polarization purity of all the geometries of planar wire antennas (log-periodic and other type antennas). Applied to bipolarisation antennas, it improves the coupling between the two radiating elements.

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  1. A wideband, directional, linearly polarized antenna having a plane support and high polarization purity, having at least one pair of radiating elements (2, 3) printed on one face of a printed circuit, the two elements being symmetrical to each other with respect to the center (O) of the antenna and delimited in their angular extent by two virtual straight lines (OA, OB) passing through the center of the antenna, characterized in that it includes radiating elements (4, 5) printed on the other face of the printed circuit, these elements being identical to those of the first face, and being deduced therefrom by a rotation of 180° about an axis (OC) passing through the center of the antenna and which is the bisector of the angle (α) at the center of said pair of elements, this angle at the center being that formed by said two virtual straight lines (OA, OB), this rotation being followed by a translation over a distance equal to the thickness of the printed circuit.
  2. The antenna claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each face of the printed circuit includes two arms of sinuous shape.
  3. The antenna claimed in either of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that each face of the printed circuit includes two arms of log-periodic shape.
  4. The antenna claimed in claim 1, characterized in that it is a dual linear polarization antenna.
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