EP2795726A1 - Antenne imprimee optiquement transparente et réseau d'antennes optiquement transparentes - Google Patents
Antenne imprimee optiquement transparente et réseau d'antennes optiquement transparentesInfo
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
- H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
- H01Q1/22—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
- H01Q1/24—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
- H01Q1/241—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM
- H01Q1/246—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for base stations
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q21/00—Antenna arrays or systems
- H01Q21/06—Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart
- H01Q21/08—Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart the units being spaced along or adjacent to a rectilinear path
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- 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
- H01Q9/04—Resonant antennas
- H01Q9/0407—Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna
- H01Q9/0414—Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna in a stacked or folded configuration
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- 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
- H01Q9/04—Resonant antennas
- H01Q9/0407—Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna
- H01Q9/0428—Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna radiating a circular polarised wave
- H01Q9/0435—Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna radiating a circular polarised wave using two feed points
Definitions
- the invention relates to the field of telecom m ications and particularly that of printed antennas for mobile cellular networks. It relates to a printed antenna and in particular to an optically transparent printed antenna whose metal planes consist of an optically transparent conductive deposit, preferably in the form of a grid and printed on substrates, preferably made of glass, and it also relates to an antenna assembly comprising several optically transparent antennas.
- a printed antenna usually comprises a ground plane, a radiation plane comprising one or more radiating elements and a dielectric substrate (for example air) interposed between the ground plane and the radiation plane.
- a dielectric substrate for example air
- the radiating element in English, "patch" usually consists of a conductive surface printed on the radiation plane and fed by a microstrip line (in English, "microstrip”) printed on the radiation plane or else on another plane disposed between the ground plane and the radiation plane or by coaxial access under the antenna.
- the invention proposes to overcome at least one of these disadvantages.
- the invention proposes an optically transparent antenna comprising: a lower substrate supporting the ground plane of the antenna; an intermediate substrate; an upper substrate; the intermediate substrate being disposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate, the substrates being optically transparent and preferably glass; the antenna being characterized in that the ground plane comprises an optically transparent conductive deposit, the conductive deposit being the ground plane facing the intermediate substrate; and in that the antenna further comprises:
- two transmission lines formed by an optically transparent conductive deposit on the surface of the intermediate substrate facing the ground plane and which respectively extend from two opposite edges of the intermediate substrate to the radiating assembly so that when the transm ission lines are energized, they cause radiation of the radiating assembly.
- the radiating assembly consists of two pellets:
- the radiating assembly consists of:
- a support substrate comprising a first pellet formed by an optically transparent conductive deposit disposed on the surface of the support substrate facing the upper substrate;
- a second wafer formed by an optically transparent conductive deposit disposed on the surface of the upper substrate facing the support substrate, the first and second wafers being opposite each other, the dimensions of the second wafer being smaller than those of the first pellet;
- the first and second pellets are square patches, the length of the L_P1 side of the first tablet being given by
- f min and f max are respectively the minimum and maximum frequencies of the desired bandwidth for the desired operation and where Sh eff is the effective relative permittivity of the intermediate substrate surrounding the first wafer, in which s r i eff ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ with ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ the relative perm ttivity of the intermediate substrate and in which the long ueu r of the L_P2 side of the second pasti l is the q q L_P2 ⁇ L_P1;
- the radiating assembly is further constituted by a third pellet formed by a conductive deposit on the surface of the support substrate facing the intermediate plane, the dimensions of the third pellet being greater than those of the first and second pellets;
- the first, second and third pellets are square patches, the length of the L_P3 side of the third pellet being given by
- L P3 where f min and f max are respectively the minimum and maximum frequencies of the desired bandwidth for the desired operation and where Sh eff is the effective relative permittivity of the support substrate surrounding the third pellet and in which s r i e ff ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ with ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ the relative permittivity of the support substrate, wherein the length of the L_P1 side of the first wafer is such that L_P 1 ⁇ L_P3 and the length of the L_P2 side of the second wafer is such that L_P2 ⁇ L_P1;
- the surface of the intermediate substrate opposite the support substrate comprises an optically transparent conductive deposit in which two slots have been formed by removal of the conductive deposit in a determined pattern, said surface of the intermediate substrate acting as an additional ground plane for the antenna; ;
- the slots are H-shaped oriented at an angle of 45 ° relative to one another and in which the transmission lines extend respectively from two opposite edges of the intermediate substrate and terminate in overlapping the H bar of the slots underneath;
- the pellets are square patches and in which the transm ission lines extend respectively from two opposite edges of the intermediate substrate terminate below the pad disposed above the intermediate substrate only;
- the upper substrate comprises a ring formed by an optically transparent deposit framing the second pellet
- the metal frame is in electrical contact with the crown.
- the invention also relates to a set of optically transparent antennas comprising a plurality of optically transparent antennas according to the invention arranged in a linear array and in which the ground plane of each antenna is formed on a common substrate. at all the antennas, the intermediate substrate of each antenna is defined from a substrate common to all the antennas, the upper substrate of each antenna is defined from a common substrate to all the antennas.
- the set of antennas of the invention may comprise two phase-shifting devices, each phase shifter having an input and n outputs, n being a number less than or equal to the number of antennas, inserted between a coaxial access and the microstrip lines supplying one of the two polarizations of the antennas isolated or grouped two by two and provided with a manual and electrical device of progressive phase shift of the radiating elements the phase-shifter devices being arranged opposite each other.
- the set of antennas of the invention may comprise two transparent phase-shifting devices, sandwiched between the lower substrate and the upper substrate, the phase-shifter devices being arranged opposite each other.
- the invention also relates to a method of manufacturing an optically transparent antenna according to the invention, comprising steps of:
- the substrates being optically transparent and preferably made of glass, the intermediate substrate being intended to be placed between the substrate supporting the plane; mass and the upper substrate;
- the invention relates to a method of manufacturing a set of optically transparent antennas comprising a plurality of optically transparent antennas according to the invention arranged in a linear array and in which the ground planes of each antenna are formed on a substrate. com m a to all the antennas and in which the intermediate and upper substrates are respectively formed by a substrate common to all the antennas,
- the invention has many advantages.
- the antenna of the invention is broadband, that is to say up to about 45% of relative bandwidth and double polarization allowing the association of several antennas, in the form of a linear network for form a panel, directive and dual polarization antenna.
- FIG. 1 shows a three-dimensional view of an optically transparent antenna according to a first embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 2 illustrates a sectional view of an optically transparent antenna according to a first embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 3 illustrates a view from above of the optically transparent antenna of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 4 shows a three-dimensional view of an optically transparent antenna according to a second embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 5 illustrates a sectional view of an optically transparent antenna according to a second embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 6 illustrates a view from above of an optically transparent antenna according to a second embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 7 illustrates a sectional view of an optically transparent antenna according to a third embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 8 illustrates a view from above of the ground plane of the optically transparent antenna according to the first embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 9 illustrates a view from above of the intermediate substrate of the optically transparent antenna according to the first embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 10 illustrates a view from below of the intermediate substrate of the optically transparent antenna of the invention
- FIG. 11 illustrates a bottom view of the upper substrate of the optically transparent antenna of the invention
- FIG. 12 illustrates a view from below of the intermediate substrate of the optically transparent antenna according to the second and third embodiments of the invention.
- FIG. 13 illustrates a view from above of the support substrate of the optically transparent antenna according to the second and third embodiments of the invention.
- FIG. 14 illustrates a bottom view of the support substrate of the optically transparent antenna according to the third embodiment of the invention
- FIGS. 15a and 15b illustrate two configurations of an antenna assembly of antennas that are optically transparent according to the invention
- FIGS. 16a, 16b and 16c illustrate different configurations and the corresponding performances of the set of antennas of the invention.
- optically transparent material is meant in the description which follows a material which is transparent in at least a part of the field of visible light, passing at least about 30% of this light, and preferably more than 60% of the light. light.
- the antenna of the invention comprises a lower substrate 10 supporting the ground plane of the antenna; an intermediate substrate 20 and an upper substrate 30.
- the intermediate substrate 20 is disposed between the lower substrate 10 and the upper substrate 30.
- the ground plane deposited on the lower substrate 1 0 comprises a conductive deposit 100 (see FIG. 8) optically transparent, the conductive deposit 100 being on the surface of 10 in front of the intermediate substrate 20.
- the antenna further comprises metal walls 50a, 50b, 50'a, 50'b surrounding the substrates 10, 20 and 30, establishing direct electrical contact between the conductive deposits 100 and 300 '.
- the antenna further comprises a radiating assembly 200, 300, 400, 400 ', 40 disposed between the intermediate substrate 20 and the upper substrate and two transmission lines 200a, 200b formed by an optically transparent conductive deposit on the surface of the intermediate substrate. 20 in front of the ground plane 100 and extending respectively from two edges opposite of the intermediate substrate 20 to the radiating assembly so that when the transm ission lines 200a, 200b are fed, they cause radiation of this radiating assembly.
- the radiating assembly can take different forms depending on the intended applications.
- the optically transparent printed antenna comprises two pellets.
- the radiating element is constituted by a first pellet 200 formed by an optically transparent conductive deposit disposed on the surface of the intermediate substrate 20 opposite the upper substrate 30 and a second pastille the 300 formed by an optically transparent conductive deposit disposed on the surface of the upper substrate 30 facing the intermediate substrate 20, the first and second pellets being opposite each other, the dimensions of the second chip 300 being smaller than those of the first chip 200 (see FIGS. 2).
- it comprises two transmission lines 200a, 200b formed by an optically transparent conductive deposit on the surface of the intermediate substrate 20 opposite the ground plane 100 and which respectively extend from two opposite edges of the intermediate substrate 20 towards the center of the intermediate substrate 20 so that when the transmission lines 200a, 200b are fed, they cause radiation of the first and second pellets 200, 300 located above.
- the two transmission lines 200a, 200b are "micro ribbon inverted" transmission lines, that is to say printed under the intermediate substrate 20 having as a ground plane the conductive deposit 100.
- the antenna comprises access Aa, Ab to supply power to the transmission lines 200a, 200b. These accesses include coaxial access.
- the antenna further comprises metal walls 50a, 50b, 50'a, 50'b at the ends of the substrates 1 0, 20 and 30, establishing a direct electrical contact between the conductive deposits 100 and 300 '.
- the antenna comprises four walls 50a, 50b, 50'a, 50'b two walls 50a, 50'a disposed between the upper substrate 30 and the intermediate substrate 20 on the one hand and others of the transmission lines 200a, 200b so as to leave a clearance between the transmission lines 200a, 200b.
- the walls 50a, and 50'a are spaced apart by a spacing D.
- two walls 50b, 50'b are arranged between the lower substrate 10 and the intermediate substrate 20 with a clearance at the transmission lines 200a, 200b.
- the first wafer 200 and the second wafer 300 are square patches and the transmission lines 200a, 200b extend respectively from two opposite edges of the intermediate substrate 20 and terminate below the first 200 lozenge only (see Figure 3).
- the transmitting lines feed the first pad 200 and the second pad 300 then acts as a parasitic element.
- the two electromagnetic modes TM01 and TM10 generated by the resonance of the first chip 200 create two electric fields linearly polarized towards the chip 300, polarized with the same orientation created by the edges of the two power lines, these fields being orthogonal to each other .
- the two associated steps allow the element to radiate to have a wide bandwidth and the ability to integrate two polarizations, without adding additional elements.
- This configuration makes it possible in particular to have a set of narrower transparent antennas with a single row of bipolarized elements (instead of two rows) and to operate in an enlarged band encompassing, for example, two frequency bands of the cellular networks, namely the DCS 1800 in the 1700-1900 MHz band and the 3G 2100 in the 1900-2200 MHz band, ie a single antenna for the broadband 1700-2200 MHz.
- the dimensions of the pellets are relatively fixed.
- the dimensions of the first wafer 200 are a function of the medium in which it is excited.
- the length of a side L_P1 is approximately given by :
- the supply of the second chip 300 is more complex because it does not rely on a transmission line, but on an electromagnetic coupling with the first chip 200.
- the table below describes, as an example, the sizing parameters for operation in the DCS-UMTS band (1700 - 2200 MHz).
- the upper face of the lower substrate 10 and the lower face of the intermediate substrate 20 are spaced apart by a dielectric which is air with a thickness of 3.3 mm.
- the upper face of the intermediate substrate 20 and the lower face of the upper substrate 30 are spaced apart by a dielectric which is air with a thickness of 14 mm.
- the optically transparent printed antenna comprises two pellets with a support substrate.
- the radiating element consists of a support substrate 40 suspended at the ends by non-conductive spacers (not shown). It is preferably made of glass, is disposed between the intermediate substrate 20 and the upper substrate 30 and comprises a first pellet 400 formed by an optically transparent conductive deposit disposed on the surface of the support substrate 40 in front of the upper substrate 30 and a second wafer 300 formed by an optically transparent conductive deposit disposed on the surface of the upper substrate 30 opposite the support substrate 40, the first and second wafers 400 and 300 being opposite each other, the dimensions of the second wafer 300 being lower than those of the first pellet 400 (see Figures 4 and 5).
- it comprises an optically transparent conductive deposit 210 on the intermediate substrate 20 and in front of the substrate 40.
- Two slots 210a, 210b have been formed by removal of the conductive deposit 210 in a given pattern.
- This optically transparent conductive deposit 210 thus formed acts as an additional ground plane for the antenna.
- two transmission lines 200a, 200b formed by an optically transparent conductive deposit extend respectively from two opposite edges of the intermediate substrate 20 towards the center of the intermediate substrate 20. so that when the transmitting lines 200a, 200b are energized, they establish close electromagnetic coupling with the respective slots 210a and 210b, in turn causing radiation of the first and second pads above.
- the transmission lines are conventional micro-ribbon lines (in English, "microstrip line”) on average 50% more compact than the inverted microruban line of the first realiza- tion mode. This transmission line does not degrade the radiation of the antenna because it is masked by the conductive deposit 210.
- the antenna comprises two walls 50b, 50'b which are arranged between the lower substrate 10 and the intermediate substrate 20 with a clearance at the transmission lines 200a, 200b (see description detailed above).
- the coupling between the transmission lines 200a, 200b and the pellets is indirect and is achieved via the two slots 210a, 210b obtained by removal of the conductive deposit 210 according to the determined pattern or any other geometry.
- the field transmitted to the radiating elements is of high polarization purity.
- a judicious placement of the two slots makes it possible to achieve a significant isolation between the two lines 200a and 200b making it possible to have a high isolation level (of the order of 40 dB) between the two coaxial accesses of the complete antenna.
- the geometry of the slots 210a, 210b may vary depending on the requirements (bandwidth compromise, channel isolation).
- the antenna according to the second embodiment makes it possible to have a higher polarization purity because of the existence of a conductive deposit masking the parasitic radiation and of a power supply mechanism. which rests this time on a coupling by openings in the ground plane.
- the lower substrates 10, intermediate 20, upper 30, and support 40 have respective thicknesses of 7 mm, 3.3 mm, 2 mm and 3.3 mm, and are made from optically transparent materials, here of glass.
- the upper face of the lower substrate 10 and the lower face of the intermediate substrate 20 are spaced by 3.3 mm of air.
- the upper face of the intermediate substrate 20 and the lower face of the support substrate 40 are spaced 3.3 mm of air.
- the upper face of the intermediate substrate 20 and the lower face of the upper substrate 30 are spaced 18 mm of air.
- the optically printed antenna comprises three pellets with a support substrate.
- the optically transparent printed optical antenna corresponds to that of the second embodiment and is such that the radiating assembly further comprises elements of the radiating assembly of the second embodiment, a third pellet 400 'formed by a conductive deposit on the surface of the support substrate 40 facing the intermediate substrate 20, the dimensions of the third pellet 400 'being greater than those of the first and second pellets 400 and 300 (see Figure 7).
- the transmission lines 200a, 200b when the transmission lines 200a, 200b are energized, they establish close electromagnetic coupling with the respective slots 210a and 210b, in turn causing radiation of the first and second pads above.
- the sizing principle of the first, second and third pellets of the radiating element is the same as that used previously, although the number of pellets differs.
- the antenna of this embodiment makes it possible to widen the bandwidth of the second embodiment.
- the lengths of the upper pellets above the third pellet are successively decreasing, considering that the first and second pellets 400 and 300 are square geometry (square patch).
- the table below describes, as an example, the sizing parameters for operation in the DCS-UMTS-LTE band (1700 - 2700 MHz).
- the lower substrates 10, intermediate 20, upper 30, and support 40 have respective thicknesses of 7 mm, 3.3 mm, 2 mm and 3.3 mm, and are made from optically transparent materials, here of glass.
- the upper face of the lower substrate 10 and the lower face of the intermediate substrate 20 are spaced by 3.3 mm of air.
- the upper face of the intermediate substrate 20 and the lower face of the support substrate 40 are spaced 3.3 mm of air.
- the upper face of the intermediate substrate 20 and the lower face of the upper substrate 30 are spaced 18 mm of air.
- the antenna may comprise a ring 300 'formed by an optically transparent deposit framing the patch 300.
- the crown makes it possible to control the opening of the radiation pattern in the horizontal plane of the antenna. Its geometry is defined by two parameters: the width W_C of the crown and the width of its opening 0_C.
- the opening of the crown 0_C is approximated by:
- Antennas according to any one of the embodiments described above may constitute the radiating elements of an antenna array.
- Figures 15a and 15b illustrate an antenna array of ten antennas A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10 (schematized by broken lines) arranged in a linear array (one below the other).
- the antenna assembly comprises a lower panel forming the ground plane 10, an intermediate panel 20 corresponding to the intermediate substrate, optionally a support panel 40 corresponding to the support substrate and an upper panel corresponding to the substrate higher 30.
- the network is linear and comprises two independent accesses Sa, Sb feeding two sides of each antenna to obtain a linear and orthogonal double polarization.
- Each radiating element of each antenna comprises two transmission lines, each line being connected directly or via a "Y" coupler via microstrip lines 51a, 51b, 52a, 52b, 53a, 53b, 54a, 54b, 55a, 55b grouping two antennas and printed on the same substrate, a phase shifter device ⁇ , ⁇ ' ⁇ , the antenna array having a phase shifter device ⁇ , ⁇ ' ⁇ by polarization.
- microstrip lines 51a, 51b, 52a, 52b, 53a, 53b, 54a, 54b, 55a, 55b are constituted by an optically transparent conductive deposit.
- Each phase shifter device ⁇ , ⁇ ' ⁇ has a coaxial output 7/16 'connections via a coaxial cable 60a, 60b low losses.
- phase-shifting device ⁇ , ⁇ ' ⁇ is a device which makes it possible to incline the main lobe of radiation of the network towards the ground (according to the arrows represented in FIGS. 1 5a and 1 5b) on the two polarizations, this feature is also referred to by its English name "tilt”.
- Tilt is used to reduce interference between the cells of the different base stations when the antenna array has this function, while optimizing their radio coverage which makes a compromise between the level of interference between the cells and the radio coverage.
- the tilt is normally between 2 ° and 8 ° but there are important ranges up to 14 °.
- phase shifters ⁇ , ⁇ ' ⁇ are designed to be housed along the two long sides of the network to minimize their visual impact.
- Each phase-shifting device ⁇ ⁇ ' ⁇ is connected to a device of two rods 70, 70 'made of a different dielectric material from the air associated with a motor M.
- the motor M is an electric motor also called RET for "Remote Electrical" Tilt ") which is conventionally controlled from a supervision system of several antenna sets.
- the motor M is housed in one end of the antenna array in a unobstructed area of the intermediate glass and between the two coaxial S connectors 7/16 '.
- the phase shift is obtained by modifying the dielectric medium of the transmission lines inside the phase shifter by the penetration of the rods 70, 70 '.
- the middle outputs are not affected by the phase shift which simplifies the implementation of the phase shifter device.
- the main lobe of the radiation pattern of the antenna assembly can be inclined by moving the phase-shifting devices in three positions POS1, POS2, POS3.
- phase shifters In order to further reduce the visual impact of these phase shifters, it is envisaged to make them almost transparent by using the same association "transparent conductive deposit - glass" used to constitute the optically transparent antenna.
- the internal transmission lines of the phase-shifter device are produced by microstrip lines in transparent conductive deposition, preferably, which make it possible to receive on each side the phase shifter ⁇ , ⁇ ' ⁇ in the form of block of glass that will make it possible to perform a change of the dielectric medium, the phase shifter ⁇ , ⁇ ' ⁇ is in this transparent embodiment.
- the phase shift function is obtained by varying the air / glass propagation medium. Indeed, it is known that the phase shift of a transmission line can be obtained from the change of propagation medium of this line.
- the propagation medium of the transm ission lines will then be progressively immersed in a dielectric with a constant s r which will vary from 1 to 4.7 (that of the glass, that is to say that of the phase shifter device).
- FIG. 16 illustrates several radiation diagrams for several phase shift values: 2 °, 4 ° and 8 °. As is visible in this figure, the radiation pattern becomes more and more inclined as the phase shift increases.
- the ground plane 10, the intermediate substrate 20, the upper substrate 30 and the support substrate 40 are transparent dielectric substrates of the glass or plexiglass type.
- optically transparent conductive deposits 1 00, 1 00 ', 200, 200a, 200b, 300, 300', 400, 400 ' are, for example, indium oxide doped with tin ITO or tin doped with silver AgHT deposited on a plastic film (for example a polyester film).
- the conductive deposits can be replaced by a conductive mesh.
- the mesh used has a number of parameters that influence optical transparency.
- the size of the mesh can vary locally depending on the electromagnetic activity of the radiating element.
- the mesh of the transmission lines will be tightened to ensure its power function, the tightening of the mesh may be maximum close to the output.
- the conductive mesh is for example made of iron, nickel, chromium, titanium, tantalum, molybdenum, tin, indium, zinc, tungsten, platinum, manganese, magnesium, lead, preferably silver, copper, gold or aluminum or metal alloy chosen according to the electrical conductivity. It typically takes the form of a grid whose ratio between the size of the openings of the mesh and the width of the tracks of the mesh defines the level of optical transparency of the ground plane, the feed line of the feed plane and the radiation plan. Of course, it is not limited to the use of a mesh grid, other forms are of course possible (see also FR 10/50392).
- the dimensioning of the mesh is characterized by its pitch (or periodicity), by the width and the thickness of the conductive tracks (or by the opening made in the pitch).
- the conductive deposit can be obtained by various means.
- the conductive deposit may thus consist of a metal foil (foil) or a conductive layer deposited on a transparent inorganic substrate (silica, glass, sapphire, etc.) or organic (plexiglass, polymethylpentene, polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate, BCB, ). It will be noted that the use of low loss flexible polymer substrates facilitates the transfer of the antenna on or in the appropriate supports (window, showcase, vehicle windshield ).
- the conductive deposit can be made physically (PVD), for example by spraying, evaporation under vacuum, laser ablation, etc. or by other means, for example chemical deposition (silver plating, copper plating, gilding, aluminide, tin plating, nickel plating, etc.), by screen printing, by electrolytic deposition, by chemical vapor deposition (CVD, PECVD, OMCVD, ...), etc.
- the openings of the conductive mesh in the foil or metal film can be made by standard photolithography from a photomask or mask transferred by laser on reserve and the associated chemical etching, or by tampongraphy followed by chemical etching, or by ion etching through a mask.
- the mesh can also be directly produced by screen printing through a screen (in English, "screen printing"), by jet printing of a conductive ink (and annealing associated), by electroforming, by direct writing via decomposition under laser beam of an organometallic, etc.
- Method of manufacturing the antenna and the corresponding assembly To manufacture the antenna described above, a manufacturing method comprises steps of providing a lower substrate 10 supporting the ground plane, an intermediate substrate 20 and an upper substrate 30, the substrates being optically transparent and preferably glass.
- the intermediate substrate is intended to be disposed between the ground plane and the upper substrate.
- the method comprises a step of providing a radiating assembly 200, 210, 300, 400, 400 ', 40 to be disposed between the intermediate substrate (20) and the upper substrate (30).
- the radiating assembly is also optically transparent and can take one of the forms described above.
- the method comprises a step of depositing an optically transparent conductive material on the lower substrate so as to define the ground plane.
- the 200b is such that when the radiating assembly is disposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate and the transmission lines are fed, they cause radiation of the radiating assembly.
- the set of antennas is manufactured in a similar way, the difference being that the various stages of deposition of the optically transparent conductive material make it possible to define the antenna array: the ground planes of each antenna, the upper and lower substrates as well as the radiating assemblies are obtained from optically transparent substrates common to all the antennas.
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