JP2000165135A - Dual mode patch antenna - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small-sized dual mode patch antenna with an excellent characteristic that acts like a linearly polarized wave patch antenna for a 1st frequency and acts like a circularly polarized wave patch antenna for a 2nd frequency higher than the 1st frequency. SOLUTION: A patch 1 for a linearly polarized wave made of conductors and formed nearly rectangle and a power feed wiring 7 to feed power to the patch 1 are formed on a dielectric board 4. A rectangular opening is provided to the patch 1 and a rectangular patch 13 for a circularly polarized wave made of conductors is provided in the opening. Power is supplied to the rectangular patch 13 via the power feed wiring 7 and the patch 1 on the basis of coupling between the rectangular patch 13 and patch 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a patch antenna used in a field such as a mobile communication system.
The present invention relates to a dual mode planar dual frequency patch antenna that functions as a linearly polarized patch antenna for a first frequency and as a circularly polarized patch antenna for a second frequency.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the field of mobile communications and the like, patch antennas in which a patch made of a conductor is arranged on the surface of a plate-like dielectric have been widely used in order to reduce the size of the antenna. Some circularly-polarized antennas suitable for the antenna have also been proposed.

[0003] Circularly polarized antennas operating in a single frequency band using rectangular patches are well known, but patch antennas operating in two or more different frequency bands, especially linearly polarized in the first frequency band. Function as a patch antenna, the first
In a second frequency band different from the above-mentioned frequency band, a patch antenna functioning as a circularly polarized patch antenna has been desired. In particular, it has become desirable to combine several applications, such as terrestrial linear polarization systems and circularly polarized satellite links, with low cost, small multimode antennas.

As a dual-frequency antenna, which is a patch antenna usable at two different frequencies, D. Sauchez-Hernan
dez, G. Passiopoulos Ian, D. Robertson, "single fed
dualband circularly polarized microstrip patch ant
ennas ", 26th EuMc 9- 12, september 1996, Prague, 27
There is one shown in 3-277. FIG. 9 shows such a dual frequency antenna. In this antenna, a rectangular patch 57 receiving power supply from a feeding point 56 is provided on the surface of a dielectric 55, and the patch 57 is configured to match the first frequency f1. A ground plane 53 is formed on the back side of the dielectric 55. Further, two adjacent sides of the four sides of the patch 57 are provided with slit portions 58 that are cut inward. The shape of the slit portion 58 is an inverted L-shape in which a portion parallel to the corresponding side is long. This slit part 5
8 is WLSL, and the length of a portion of the slit portion 58 parallel to the side is LSL.
And LSL, the slit portion 58 can have a filter effect and resonate at the second frequency f2. As a result, this patch antenna can be used at two different frequencies f1 and f2, and functions as a dual frequency antenna. In this antenna, the axial ratio can be adjusted depending on the size and position of the slit portion 58.

However, this dual frequency antenna is exclusively for circularly polarized radiation. If used for transmission with linear polarization, this antenna will provide many cross polarization components.

On the other hand, the one shown in FIG. 10 has a circularly polarized patch and a linearly polarized patch arranged side by side. FIG. 10 shows Sharma et al., "Analysis and optim
izeddesign of single feed circularly polarized mic
rostrip antennas ", IEEE TAP 1983, vol.31, pp.949-9
Based on 55.

A circularly polarized patch 62 and a linearly polarized patch 63 are formed on the surface of a plate-shaped dielectric 61.
A ground plane 64 is provided on the back surface of the dielectric 61. The circularly polarized patch 62 has a parallelogram shape in which the lengths of two adjacent sides are L1 and L2, respectively.
By accurately positioning the power supply point 65 with respect to, adjustment between the matching (matching) at a predetermined frequency and the axial ratio can be performed. A patch 63 for linear polarization is provided near such a patch 62 for circular polarization.

The straight patch 63 has a rectangular shape in which the length of the first side (resonant side) is the resonance length RL and the length of the side (non-resonant side) orthogonal to the first side is W. belongs to. The resonance length is one of the wavelengths at the desired frequency (the second frequency).
/ 2. Power is supplied by a printed wiring (microstrip line or the like) 66 connected to one of the non-resonant sides.

The patches 62 and 63 are formed on the dielectric 61 by, for example, printing.

[0010]

The conventional dual mode antenna shown in FIG. 10 is divided into a linearly polarized wave patch and a circularly polarized wave patch. Because they need to be uncoupled,
These patches must be placed on the dielectric substrate at some distance. Therefore, more space is used for the entire antenna, and the cost is also increased. Also, providing two separate antennas in this way may be difficult for the antenna support structure, and may require two feeding systems, resulting in a bulky antenna. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the drawbacks of the conventional patch antenna, and to construct a single planar structure,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a dual mode patch antenna capable of catching a linearly polarized wave at a frequency of and a circularly polarized wave at a second frequency different from the first frequency. The dual mode patch antenna of the present invention is used for, for example, a personal communication system.

[0012]

According to the present invention, there is provided a dual mode patch antenna which feeds a dielectric substrate, a first patch for linear polarization formed of a conductor and formed on the dielectric substrate, and a first patch. In order to achieve this, a circular bias formed on the dielectric substrate at a distance apart from the edge of the opening in the opening formed in the first patch, comprising a power supply wiring formed on the dielectric substrate and a conductor. A second patch for waves.

In the present invention, the shape of the first patch is, for example, substantially rectangular, and the shape of the opening and the second patch is, for example, a quadrilateral including a rectangle. The power supply wiring to the second patch can be provided independently. However, from the viewpoint of simplifying the power supply system, the power supply wiring on the first patch side is based on the coupling between the first patch and the second patch. Preferably, power is supplied to the single patch point so that power is supplied to the second patch as well. Further, a plurality of openings may be provided in the first patch, and the second patch may be provided for each opening.

That is, the present invention provides a linearly polarized patch at a first frequency by incorporating a circularly polarized patch within a linearly polarized patch and by a coupling effect between a single feed point and the patch. Works as an antenna,
A dual mode patch antenna that operates as a circularly polarized patch antenna at a second frequency higher than the first frequency is provided. Since the linearly polarized wave patch at the first frequency is larger than the circularly polarized wave patch at the second frequency, it is sufficiently possible to incorporate the circularly polarized wave patch into the linearly polarized wave patch. . Then, the antenna system becomes a multi-mode system in which power is supplied by the same power supply wiring.
By optimizing the relative distance between each patch, the first
To adjust the coupling effect between the first patch and the second patch, thereby obtaining desired gain performance and matching performance.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a dual mode patch antenna according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The length of the resonance sides (resonance lengths) 2 and 3 is L on the surface of the dielectric substrate 4 having a thickness TC and a dielectric constant P1.
1. A substantially rectangular patch 1 having non-resonant sides (non-resonant lengths) 8, 9 having a length L2 is formed. On the back surface of the dielectric substrate 4, a ground plate 5 is provided. The patch 1 is made of a conductor. In order to supply power to the patch 1, a microstrip line type power supply wiring 7 is connected to the dielectric substrate 4.
The power supply wiring 7 extends in a direction perpendicular to one non-resonant side 8 and is connected to the non-resonant side 8 at a position substantially at the center of the non-resonant side 8.

In the patch 1, a quadrilateral opening is formed. The opening communicates with the outside of the patch 1 by one vertex of the opening overlapping the other non-resonant side 9. The diagonal line 10 of the opening extends in the direction of the axis of the power supply wiring 7. The inner dimensions of two adjacent sides of the opening are L3 and L4, respectively, and the shape of the opening may be rectangular or other. In the illustration, the apex angle on the diagonal line 10 of the opening is an acute angle.

Inside the opening, a quadrilateral patch 13 made of a conductor is provided. As a matter of course, the quadrilateral patch 13 is also formed on the dielectric substrate 4 by printing or the like. In the quadrilateral patch 13, the diagonal line extends in the direction of the diagonal line 10 of the opening. The separation distance between the edge of the opening and the quadrilateral patch 13 is determined by the distances D1 and D2 between the opposing sides. A power supply line 7a for supplying power to the quadrilateral patch 13 is provided on the dielectric substrate 4, and the power supply line 7a is
Extends substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the non-resonant side 9 extends, and
The power supply wiring 7 a is connected to the quadrilateral patch 13 at a position where the vertex and the non-resonant side 9 of the patch 1 overlap and the opening communicates with the outside of the patch 1.

With this configuration, the patch 1
Will function as a linearly polarized patch antenna.
In addition, by supplying power to the vertices of the quadrilateral, the quadrilateral patch 13 functions as a circularly polarized patch antenna. Considering that the length of the resonance side of the linearly polarized patch antenna is half a wavelength and that the quadrangular patch 13 is present inside the patch 1, the patch 1 that is the linearly polarized patch antenna has the first frequency. The quadrilateral patch 13 that operates at f1 and is a circularly polarized patch antenna operates at a second frequency f2 higher than the first frequency f1. Thus, the patch antenna shown in FIG. 1 functions as a dual mode patch antenna.

Further, in this patch antenna, by adjusting the separation distances D1 and D2 between the edge of the aperture and the quadrangular patch 13, two desired frequencies (the first frequency f1) are adjusted.
And the gain (matching) at the second frequency f2).

Hereinafter, specific examples of the dual mode patch antenna of the first embodiment will be described with numerical values.

A dielectric substrate 4 having a thickness TC of about 1.524 mm (60 mils) and a dielectric constant P1 of 10 has a length L1 of resonance sides 2 and 3 of 70 mm and a length of non-resonance sides 8 and 9 L
A substantially rectangular patch 1 is printed so that 2 is 58.79 mm. The power supply wiring 7 for the patch 1 is connected to a substantially central portion of the non-resonant side 8. On the other non-resonant side 9, a rectangular opening in which a diagonal line 10 extends in the direction of the axis of the power supply wiring 7 is formed. The inner size of this rectangular opening is L3
Is 15.92 mm and L4 is 15.92 mm. Therefore, the shape of this rectangular opening is a square. Inside the opening, a rectangular patch is provided as a quadrilateral patch 2, and the diagonal of the rectangular patch extends in the direction of the diagonal 10 of the opening. Also, the power supply wiring 7 for the rectangular patch is extended so as to extend the diagonal line of the rectangular patch.
a is provided. The separation distances D1 and D2 between the rectangular opening and the rectangular patch were both 5.2 mm. By adopting the numerical values as described above, the first frequency (frequency for linear polarization) of this patch antenna is 0.9.
GHz, and the second frequency (frequency for circular polarization) is 2.12 GHz.

FIG. 2 shows the result of simulating the frequency characteristics of the dual mode patch antenna manufactured as described above. FIG. 2A shows frequency characteristics near 0.9 GHz, and FIG. 2B shows frequency characteristics near 2.12 GHz. FIG. 2 shows resonance at a frequency of 0.9 GHz and a frequency of 2.12 GHz. The antenna gain is about 3 dB at 0.9 GHz and 2 dBc at 2.12 GHz. FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) respectively show
FIG. 5 is a graph showing the radiation patterns of the above-described dual mode patch antenna at 0.9 GHz and 2.12 GHz.
As shown in FIG. 3, the radiation pattern shows almost omnidirectionalness (of course in the forward direction) at any frequency. It is considered that the matching and the gain of the dual mode patch antenna are optimized by a matching network provided outside the patch antenna. It is considered that the use of the matching network makes it easier to realize a dual mode patch antenna having desired characteristics.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a dual mode patch antenna according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The patch antenna according to the second embodiment has the same configuration as the patch antenna according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, but is provided with a power supply wiring for the quadrilateral patch 13 for circular polarization. No difference. Power is supplied to the quadrilateral patch 13 by using the quadrilateral patch 13 and a substantially rectangular linear polarization patch 1.
(Coupling) via a gap (separation distances D1 and D2). Therefore, the signal for circular polarization is also supplied to the patch 1 for linear polarization via the power supply wiring 7 first.

Hereinafter, specific examples of the dual mode patch antenna according to the second embodiment will be described with numerical values.

A dielectric substrate 4 having a thickness TC of about 1.524 mm (60 mils) and a dielectric constant P1 of 10 has a length L1 of resonance sides 2 and 3 of 58.79 mm and a length L1 of non-resonance sides 8 and 9 of A substantially rectangular patch 1 is printed so that the length L2 is 70 mm. The power supply wiring 7 is connected to a substantially central portion of the non-resonant side 8. The other non-resonant side 9 has a power supply wiring 7
A rectangular opening is formed in which the diagonal line 10 extends in the direction of the axis. The inner size of this rectangular opening is L3 of 22.62 m
m and L4 are 22.62 mm. Therefore, the shape of this rectangular opening is a square. Inside the opening, a rectangular patch is provided as a quadrilateral patch 13, and the diagonal of the rectangular patch is the diagonal 10 of the opening.
Extending in the direction of No power supply wiring dedicated to this rectangular patch is provided. The separation distances D1 and D2 between the edge of the rectangular opening and the rectangular patch were both 0.7 mm. Since the separation distances D1 and D2 between the two patches 1 and 13 are as described above, the two patches 1 and 13 are coupled at a high frequency to form a rectangular patch for circular polarization via the power supply wiring 7. Can be supplied.

FIG. 5 shows a result of simulating the frequency characteristics of the dual mode patch antenna manufactured as described above. FIG. 5 shows the frequency characteristics of the dual mode patch antenna. FIG. 5 shows resonance at a frequency of 0.7 GHz and a frequency of 2.12 GHz. The antenna gain is about 0 dB at 0.7 GHz and 2.12 GHz
Is 2 dBc. 6 (a) and 6 (b) respectively show
FIG. 7 is a graph showing the radiation patterns of the above-described dual mode patch antenna at 0.7 GHz and 2.12 GHz.
As shown in FIG. 6, the radiation pattern shows almost omnidirectional (of course, in the forward direction) at any frequency.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the dual mode patch antenna of the present invention, two or more quadrilateral patches for circular polarization can be incorporated into one linear polarization patch. The dual mode patch antenna shown in FIG. 7 is different from the patch antenna shown in FIG. 4 in that a plurality (N; N ≧ 2) of openings 18 are provided in the length direction of the non-resonant sides 8 and 9. And a circularly polarized patch 17 made of a conductor. The shape of the opening 18 is a quadrilateral, and the shape of the circular polarization patch 17 is also a quadrilateral. The separation distance between the circular polarization patches 17 is a distance DN in a direction parallel to the resonance sides 2 and 3 of the linear polarization patch 1 and a distance DH in a direction orthogonal to the directions of the resonance sides 2 and 3. Is represented. DN and DH may be the same throughout the entire patch antenna, or may be different for each circularly polarized patch 17. In this patch antenna, by determining the above DN and DH,
The radiation pattern that can be realized in the form of the array is determined.
The gain and matching can be adjusted by adjusting the separation distance (gap) between the circularly polarized patch 17 and the linearly polarized patch 1.

Next, a dual mode patch antenna according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the dual mode patch antenna shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of circularly polarized patches are arranged in a single line and incorporated into a linearly polarized patch, but a plurality of circularly polarized patches are prepared. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which patches for circular polarization are two-dimensionally arranged in a patch for linear polarization, in a patch for linear polarization.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a dual mode patch antenna according to the fourth embodiment. Here, an example is shown in which two rows of circularly polarized patches are incorporated in a linearly polarized patch. ing. A substantially rectangular linear polarization patch 1 is formed on a dielectric substrate 4, and the non-resonant sides 8,
A plurality of quadrangular openings 18 are arranged in parallel with the first row, and a plurality of quadrangular apertures 21 are arranged in parallel with the non-resonant sides 8, 9 as a second row separately from the first row. are doing.
On the back surface of the dielectric substrate 4, a ground plate 5 is provided. Each of the openings 21 in the second row has one apex portion having a non-resonant side 9
And communicates with the outside of the patch 1 for linear polarization. In contrast, each opening 18 in the first row
Are completely surrounded by the patch 1 for linear polarization. In each of the openings 18 and 21, a patch 17 for quadrilateral circular polarization is formed. The separation distance between the circularly polarized patches 17 is determined by the distance DN1 on the axis parallel to the resonance sides 2 and 3 of the linearly polarized patch 1 and the resonance sides 2 and 3
And a distance DH1 in a direction orthogonal to
DN1 and DH1 may be the same throughout the entire patch antenna, or may be different for each circularly polarized patch 17. In this patch antenna, by determining the above DN1 and DH1,
The radiation pattern that can be realized in the form of the array is determined.
In addition, by adjusting the separation distances (gaps) G1, G2, G3, and G4 between the patch 17 for circular polarization and the patch 1 for linear polarization, it is possible to adjust gain, matching, and axial ratio. It is possible to obtain these highest performances. The gap may be different for each circular polarization patch, or may be different for each pair of apertures.

[0032]

As described above, the present invention operates as a linearly polarized wave patch antenna at the first frequency by incorporating a circularly polarized wave patch into the linearly polarized wave patch. At a second frequency higher than the frequency, a patch antenna operating as a circularly polarized patch antenna is obtained,
Thus, there is an effect that a dual mode patch antenna having a small size and excellent characteristics can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a dual mode patch antenna according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 2 (a) and (b) are 0.9 GHz and 2.1 GHz, respectively.
5 is a graph illustrating frequency characteristics of the dual mode patch antenna according to the first embodiment near 2 GHz.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are 0.9 GHz and 2.1 GHz, respectively.
4 is a graph illustrating a radiation pattern of the dual mode patch antenna according to the first embodiment at 2 GHz.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a dual mode patch antenna according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a graph illustrating frequency characteristics of the antenna according to the second embodiment.

FIGS. 6 (a) and (b) are 0.7 GHz and 2.2 GHz, respectively.
It is a graph which shows the radiation pattern of the dual mode patch antenna of a 2nd embodiment at GHz.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a dual mode patch antenna according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a dual mode patch antenna according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional dual frequency patch antenna.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional dual mode patch antenna.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1,17 Patch 2,3 Resonant edge 4 Dielectric substrate 5 Ground plate 8,9 Non-resonant edge 7,7a Feeding wiring 13 Quadrilateral patch 18,21 Opening

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A dielectric substrate, a first linear polarization patch formed of a conductor formed on the dielectric substrate, and formed on the dielectric substrate to supply power to the first patch And a second patch for circular polarization formed on the dielectric substrate at a separation distance from an edge of the opening in the opening formed in the first patch, the feeding patch comprising: , Having a dual mode patch antenna. 2. The second patch, wherein the first patch is substantially rectangular, the power supply wiring is connected to one non-resonant side of the first patch, and the shape of the opening is quadrilateral, and The dual mode patch antenna according to claim 1, wherein the shape of the antenna is a quadrilateral. 3. The opening according to claim 2, wherein one vertex of the opening overlaps the other non-resonant side of the first patch so that the opening communicates with the outside of the first patch. Dual mode patch antenna. 4. A second power supply line for supplying power to the second patch independently of power supply to the first patch is provided on the dielectric substrate, and the second power supply line is The dual mode patch antenna according to claim 3, wherein the antenna is connected to one vertex of the second patch via a communication portion of the opening. 5. The power supply to the second patch through the power supply wiring and the first patch by coupling of the first patch and the second patch. The described dual mode patch antenna. 6. The dual mode patch antenna according to claim 5, wherein the first patch has a plurality of openings by providing a plurality of openings. 7. The dual mode patch antenna according to claim 6, wherein the plurality of second patches are arranged in a direction parallel to the non-resonant side. 8. The plurality of second patches are arranged in a plurality of rows in a direction parallel to the non-resonant side, and in at least one row, the openings are completely surrounded by the first patches. The dual-mode patch antenna according to claim 2, wherein power is supplied to the second patch via the power supply wiring and the first patch by coupling of the first patch and the second patch. 9. The first patch operates at a first frequency, and the second patch operates at a second frequency higher than the first frequency.
The dual mode patch antenna according to any one of claims 1 to 8, which operates at a frequency of: 10. The dual mode patch antenna according to claim 1, wherein the opening is rectangular, and the second patch is rectangular. 11. By adjusting the separation distance,
The dual mode patch antenna according to claim 9, wherein gain and matching at the first frequency and the second frequency are optimized.