WO2005086283A1 - Reflector antenna radome with backlobe suppressor ring and method of manufacturing - Google Patents
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- H01Q19/00—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic
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- H01Q19/022—Means for reducing undesirable effects for reducing the edge scattering of reflectors
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q19/00—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic
- H01Q19/10—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using reflecting surfaces
- H01Q19/18—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using reflecting surfaces having two or more spaced reflecting surfaces
- H01Q19/19—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using reflecting surfaces having two or more spaced reflecting surfaces comprising one main concave reflecting surface associated with an auxiliary reflecting surface
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- This invention relates to reflector antenna radomes. More particularly, the invention relates to a reflector antenna radome with a backlobe suppression ring around the radome periphery.
- the front to back (F/B) ratio of a reflector antenna indicates the proportion of the maximum antenna signal that is radiated in any backward directions relative to the main beam, across the operating band.
- Rearward signal patterns also known as backlobes, are generated by edge diffraction occurring at the periphery of the reflector dish. Where significant backlobes are generated, signal interference with other RF systems may occur and overall antenna efficiency is reduced.
- Local and international standards groups have defined acceptable F/B ratios for various RF operating frequency bands.
- Prior reflector antennas have used a range of different solutions to maintain an acceptable F/B ratio.
- conical RF shields which extend forward of the reflector may be applied.
- shield structures increase the overall size, wind load and thereby structural requirements of the antenna, increasing overall antenna and antenna support structure costs.
- Edge profiling, chokes and or reflector edge notching/serration patterns have been formed in and or applied to the reflector dish periphery.
- these structures in addition to significantly increasing the manufacturing costs of the resulting antenna, increase antenna wind loading and are typically optimized for a specific frequency band which limits the available market segments for each specific reflector dish design, decreasing manufacturing efficiencies.
- F/B ratio is especially significant in modern shield less deep dish reflectors.
- Deep dish reflectors by having a low focal length to reflector dish diameter ratio, may be formed with increased aperture efficiency and low side lobes without requiring peripheral shielding.
- the edges of the deep dish reflectors are designed to have higher signal illumination levels relative to shallow dish designs, increasing reflector edge diffraction and thereby generating significant backlobes.
- Figure 1 is a cut-away side view of a reflector antenna with a radome according to one embodiment of the invention.
- Figure 2 is a close-up view of area A of Figure 1 .
- Figure 3 is an isometric view of the radome of Figure 1 , showing the front surface and side edge.
- Figures 4a and 4b are charts demonstrating comparative measured signal radiation patterns, in h and e planes respectively, of a reflector antenna operating at 12.7GHz with and without a backlobe suppression ring according to the invention.
- Figure 5 is a chart demonstrating comparative measured signal radiation patterns of a reflector antenna operating at 21 .2GHz with and without a backlobe suppression ring according to the invention.
- a typical deep dish reflector antenna 1 projects a signal from a feed 3 upon a sub reflector 5 which reflects the signal to illuminate the reflector 7.
- a radome 9 covers the open distal end of the reflector 7 to form an environmental seal and reduce the overall wind load of the antenna 1 .
- a conductive ring herein after identified as a backlobe suppression ring (BSR) 1 1 is formed around the radome 9 periphery.
- the BSR 1 1 may be formed, for example, by metalising, electrodaging or over molding the edge of the radome 9.
- the BSR 1 1 may be formed by coupling a BSR formed of, for example, conductive rubber, metal, metallic foil, metallic tape or the like, about the radome 9 periphery.
- the conductive ring forming the BSR 1 1 need not be continuous and or interconnected around the radome circumference, for example, the conductive ring may be formed as electrically isolated segments arranged around the periphery.
- the BSR 1 1 may be cost efficiently formed surrounding the inside 1 3 and the outside 1 5 of the radome 9 periphery.
- the BSR 1 1 is in electrical contact with the reflector 7 periphery. Thereby, electrical gaps and or slots through which RF energy may pass to diffract from the reflector 7 outer edge are avoided.
- the radome 9 has an outer diameter adapted to enable coupling of the radome 9 upon the distal open end of the reflector 7.
- the BSR 1 1 formed about the outer surface of the radome periphery does not significantly increase the radome outer diameter. Therefore, the addition of the BSR 1 1 to the radome 9 does not significantly add to the antenna 1 wind load. Also, because the BSR 1 1 may be as formed as a thin metalised layer, it does not significantly increase weight and therefore the structural requirements of the antenna 1 or antenna 1 support structures.
- the BSR 1 1 may be applied without complex or precise design of the BSR 1 1 geometry.
- a general limit of the BSR 1 1 inner radius is that the BSR 1 1 should not project inward to a point where it will significantly interfere with the forward beam pattern of the antenna 1 , for example extending inward not substantially farther than an inner diameter of the reflector 7 distal end.
- an absorber 1 7 may be applied between the radome 9 and the reflector 7.
- the absorber 1 7 may be formed from an RF absorbing material and or an RF absorbing coating applied to the radome 9 and or the reflector 7 periphery.
- Measured test range data as shown in Figures 4a and 4b obtained from 1 foot diameter deep dish reflector antennas configured for operation at 1 2.7 GHz demonstrates the significant backlobe reduction generated by the present invention.
- the axial backlobe(s), identified by the right and left edges of the e-plane and h- plane radiation patterns shown, are reduced by more than 1 0 dB through the addition of the BSR 1 1 to the radome 9.
- the aperture control of the antenna outside of approximately plus or minus 80 degrees, is also significantly improved.
- the antenna of figures 4a and 4b has an outside 1 5 surface BSR 1 1 with a width, measured from the radome 9 periphery towards the radome 9 center, of 22 mm.
- Figure 5 shows h-plane test data from the same reflector and radome profile (different feed assembly) operating at 21 .2 GHz.
- This antenna 1 has an outside 1 5 surface BSR 1 1 with a width of 1 5 mm. Because the antennas of Figures 4a, 4b and 5 are able to gain the benefit of the present invention while using the same basic reflector dish and radome profile (but different feed assemblies) there is a significant manufacturing economy.
- the present invention brings to the art a radome which cost efficiently improves the F/B ratio of an antenna.
- the invention may be applied to new or existing antennas without significantly increasing the antenna weight and or wind load characteristics.
- the invention provides F/B ratio improvement independent of antenna operating frequency and does not place any additional requirements upon the design and or manufacture of the reflector 7 dish.
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