WO2014016539A1 - Phased array antenna - Google Patents

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WO2014016539A1
WO2014016539A1 PCT/GB2013/000309 GB2013000309W WO2014016539A1 WO 2014016539 A1 WO2014016539 A1 WO 2014016539A1 GB 2013000309 W GB2013000309 W GB 2013000309W WO 2014016539 A1 WO2014016539 A1 WO 2014016539A1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01Q3/00—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
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    • H01Q3/26—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
    • H01Q3/30—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the relative phase between the radiating elements of an array
    • H01Q3/34—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the relative phase between the radiating elements of an array by electrical means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S13/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systems; Analogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
    • G01S13/74—Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems
    • G01S13/76—Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems wherein pulse-type signals are transmitted
    • G01S13/78—Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems wherein pulse-type signals are transmitted discriminating between different kinds of targets, e.g. IFF-radar, i.e. identification of friend or foe
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q3/00—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
    • H01Q3/26—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q17/00—Devices for absorbing waves radiated from an antenna; Combinations of such devices with active antenna elements or systems

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  • the invention relates to a phased array antenna.
  • a device transmits a signal towards an antenna, and then measures the signal that is reflected back from the antenna.
  • Each antenna must backscatter the frequency differently in order for the device to identify a particular antenna.
  • a phased array antenna comprising a plurality of antenna dements and switching circuitry configured to switch the phased array antenna to an inactive mode.
  • the switching to the inactive mode comprises the switching circuitry connecting random or pseudo-random impedance elements to the antenna elements to reduce the peak backscatter level of the phased antenna array.
  • phased array antennas typically comprise a plurality of antenna elements configured in a periodic manner.
  • the direction in which the phased array antenna is most sensitive for receiving signals can be controlled by applying appropriate impedance matching circuitry to the antenna elements, in order to control the signal phase at each antenna element.
  • the impedance matching circuitry of a phased array antenna could alternatively be used to control the amount of backscattering of the antenna.
  • the energy reflected from each of the antenna elements interferes constructively or destructively depending upon the spacing of the antenna elements and the phase and frequency of the backscattered energy. Accordingly, the total amount of backscatter at any one point is the phasor sum of the backscatter from each of the individual antenna elements. Normally, the backscattered energy reaches a high peak in a direction from the antenna in which the energy reflected from each of the antenna elements interferes constructively.
  • Applying a random or pseudo-random pattern of matching impedances to the antenna elements can remove the backscattering peak(s) that are normally present in particular direction(s) from the antenna.
  • the random impedance elements cause the antenna elements to emit energy at random phases, and so there are no particular directions in which the backscattered energies from the antenna elements all add constructively. Therefore, switching to the inactive mode helps minimise the backscatter of the antenna, helping to prevent it from being detected and/or reducing interference between it and the backscatter of other antennas.
  • the random or pseudo-random impedance elements consist of impedance elements having at least one of capacitive, inductive, and resistive components. This is because short-circuit impedance elements typically backscatter strongly and so it can be advantageous to avoid using these.
  • the switching circuitry may be configured to vary the values of the impedance elements, for example by using variable impedance components or by switching between impedance components.
  • the impedance elements may be varied each time the phased array antenna is switched to the inactive mode, or may be varied periodically, for example at regular time intervals. This varying between different random or pseudorandom values may help prevent the lobes from two identical phased array antennas having the same random or pseudorandom patterning from effectively adding together to increase interference at any particular frequency.
  • the impedance elements may be permanently fixed at predetermined random or pseudorandom values to save costs. ⁇
  • the phased array antenna may be switched to a receive mode, where the antenna can receive signals.
  • the switching to the receive mode may comprise the switching circuitry connecting impedance matching elements to the antenna elements for receiving energy at particular frequencies and/or from particular directions.
  • the switching circuitry may be further configured to switch the phased antenna array to a transmit mode, for example by connecting an output signal to each of the antenna elements.
  • the antenna elements may be driven with the output signal at varying phases to transmit the output signal from the antenna in one or more specific directions.
  • the impedance elements are referred to as random or pseudorandom impedance elements, as they are either randomly selected, or are selected to according to a pre-determined pseudorandom arrangement which does not have any significant regular features that would cause large peaks of constructive interference in the phased array antenna's spatial backscattering response.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a phased array antenna according to an embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 2 shows part of a switching circuitry of the phased array antenna of Fig. 1 ;
  • Fig. 3 shows a graph of backscattered power according to another embodiment of the invention.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic plan diagram of a phased antenna array 10 having thirty-six periodically spaced antenna elements 12.
  • the antenna elements 12 are square conductive patches formed on an insulative substrate.
  • the thirty-six antenna elements 12 are connected to thirty-six respective T/R modules and thirty-six corresponding impedances, which collectively form a switching circuitry for controlling the phased antenna array 10.
  • Fig. 2 shows a diagram of one T/R module 15 and one corresponding impedance 20 that are associated with a respective antenna element 12.
  • the antenna element 12 is connected to a PIN diode switch within the respective T/R module 15.
  • the PIN diode switch is configured to switch the respective antenna element 12 to one of three output connections.
  • One output connection leads to a low noise amplifier LNA for receiving signals, one output connection leads t ⁇ a solid state power amplifier SSPA for transmitting signals, and the other output connection leads to the corresponding impedance 20 for when the antenna element is inactive.
  • the low noise amplifier LNA and solid state power amplifier SSPA each include impedance matching circuitry for matching to the respective antenna element 12.
  • the value of the impedance element 20 is set by an input signal Sn.
  • phased array 10 when the thirty-six PIN diode switches connect the thirty-six antenna elements 12 to the respective thirty-six LNA's in receive mode, or to the respective thirty-six SSPA's in transmit mode, the phased array 10 will produce a main lobe and grating lobes according to the signal frequency. Increasing the spacing between the antenna elements 12 towards the wavelength ⁇ of the signal frequency would result in increased directivity of the main lobe, but also in an increase of the grating lobes. Increasing the spacing between the antenna elements 12 beyond the wavelength ⁇ of the signal frequency would result in multiple unwanted grating lobes.
  • the random values of the impedances 20 result in a much flatter spatial response than the main and grating lobes that are present in the transmit or receive modes. This is due to the random impedances 20 producing random phase shifts in incoming signals that are reflected from the phased array, thereby preventing any directions of strong constructive or destructive interference for the phased array as a whole when the contributions from each of the elements 12 are added together.
  • the values of the impedance elements 20 are randomly set by respective signals Sn.
  • the signals S ⁇ ⁇ may vary the value of the impedance element 20 by varying inductive/capacitive components, or by switching between various inductive/capacitive components of the impedance element 20.
  • each impedance element 20 could be permanently fixed at a predetermined random/pseudorandom value such that the signals Si i are not required.
  • each antenna element has a respective T/R module and corresponding impedance, although alternatively the antenna elements could be grouped into groups with one T/R switch and corresponding impedance per group.
  • FIG. 3 A notional two-dimensional phased array of 900 antenna elements on a square grid of 530mm x 530mm was simulated at 9GHz.
  • Fig. 3 shows a graph of the spatial backscattering response of the simulated array, with the direction Theta from the antenna being plotted against the x-axis in degrees, and the reflection back from the antenna being plotted against the y-axis in an arbitrary dB scale.
  • the first trace 30 was taken with the antenna elements properly matched for transmit/receive modes, and shows a large main lobe of reflected power reaching up to -4dB at 0 degrees.
  • the trace 30 also shows twenty-three grating lobes gradually reducing in power as the angle Theta increases from 0 degrees to 90 degrees.
  • each antenna element was randomly set with a phase shift . of 0, 90, 180, or 270 degrees.
  • the trace 40 shows the average of these four traces. It can be seen that each one of the four random configurations dramatically reduces the main lobe from -4dB to around -40dB.
  • switching the phased array from transmit/receive modes using matched impedance elements to an inactive mode using random impedance elements reduces the peak backscattering power by around 35 dB.
  • the grating lobe pattern is disrupted by the random configurations. The reduced peak backscattering power comes at the cost of a higher average backscatter power across the spatial range, although the
  • backscattering power is fairly consistent from 0 degrees to 90 degrees.

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Description

PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA
Technical Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a phased array antenna.
Background to the Invention
In backscatter communications systems such as passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFED) tags, a device transmits a signal towards an antenna, and then measures the signal that is reflected back from the antenna. Each antenna must backscatter the frequency differently in order for the device to identify a particular antenna.
However, there, are only a finite number of different backscattered signals that can be backscattered from the antennas and detected by the device. Antennas that have the same backscattering characteristics are difficult to distinguish from one another.
It would therefore be desirable to control the amount of backscatter emitted by an antenna, for example so that the backscatter of a particular antenna could be minimised to prevent it from being detected, or to prevent it from interfering with backscatter from a nearby antenna having similar backscattering characteristics.
Summary of the Invention
According to an embodiment of the invention, there is provided a phased array antenna comprising a plurality of antenna dements and switching circuitry configured to switch the phased array antenna to an inactive mode. The switching to the inactive mode comprises the switching circuitry connecting random or pseudo-random impedance elements to the antenna elements to reduce the peak backscatter level of the phased antenna array.
The inventor has realised that antenna backscattering could be controlled by using a phased array antenna. Phased array antennas typically comprise a plurality of antenna elements configured in a periodic manner. The direction in which the phased array antenna is most sensitive for receiving signals can be controlled by applying appropriate impedance matching circuitry to the antenna elements, in order to control the signal phase at each antenna element. In particular, the inventor has realised that the impedance matching circuitry of a phased array antenna could alternatively be used to control the amount of backscattering of the antenna.
When energy is backscattered from phased array antennas, the energy reflected from each of the antenna elements interferes constructively or destructively depending upon the spacing of the antenna elements and the phase and frequency of the backscattered energy. Accordingly, the total amount of backscatter at any one point is the phasor sum of the backscatter from each of the individual antenna elements. Normally, the backscattered energy reaches a high peak in a direction from the antenna in which the energy reflected from each of the antenna elements interferes constructively.
Applying a random or pseudo-random pattern of matching impedances to the antenna elements can remove the backscattering peak(s) that are normally present in particular direction(s) from the antenna. Specifically, the random impedance elements cause the antenna elements to emit energy at random phases, and so there are no particular directions in which the backscattered energies from the antenna elements all add constructively. Therefore, switching to the inactive mode helps minimise the backscatter of the antenna, helping to prevent it from being detected and/or reducing interference between it and the backscatter of other antennas.
Preferably, the random or pseudo-random impedance elements consist of impedance elements having at least one of capacitive, inductive, and resistive components. This is because short-circuit impedance elements typically backscatter strongly and so it can be advantageous to avoid using these.
Furthermore, the switching circuitry may be configured to vary the values of the impedance elements, for example by using variable impedance components or by switching between impedance components. The impedance elements may be varied each time the phased array antenna is switched to the inactive mode, or may be varied periodically, for example at regular time intervals. This varying between different random or pseudorandom values may help prevent the lobes from two identical phased array antennas having the same random or pseudorandom patterning from effectively adding together to increase interference at any particular frequency. Alternatively, the impedance elements may be permanently fixed at predetermined random or pseudorandom values to save costs. ■
Advantageously, the phased array antenna may be switched to a receive mode, where the antenna can receive signals. The switching to the receive mode may comprise the switching circuitry connecting impedance matching elements to the antenna elements for receiving energy at particular frequencies and/or from particular directions.
The switching circuitry may be further configured to switch the phased antenna array to a transmit mode, for example by connecting an output signal to each of the antenna elements. The antenna elements may be driven with the output signal at varying phases to transmit the output signal from the antenna in one or more specific directions.
The impedance elements are referred to as random or pseudorandom impedance elements, as they are either randomly selected, or are selected to according to a pre-determined pseudorandom arrangement which does not have any significant regular features that would cause large peaks of constructive interference in the phased array antenna's spatial backscattering response.
Brief Description of the Drawings
Embodiments of the invention will now be described by way of example only and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a phased array antenna according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 shows part of a switching circuitry of the phased array antenna of Fig. 1 ; and
Fig. 3 shows a graph of backscattered power according to another embodiment of the invention. Detailed Description
An embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 1 shows a schematic plan diagram of a phased antenna array 10 having thirty-six periodically spaced antenna elements 12. In this embodiment, the antenna elements 12 are square conductive patches formed on an insulative substrate.
The thirty-six antenna elements 12 are connected to thirty-six respective T/R modules and thirty-six corresponding impedances, which collectively form a switching circuitry for controlling the phased antenna array 10. Fig. 2 shows a diagram of one T/R module 15 and one corresponding impedance 20 that are associated with a respective antenna element 12.
The antenna element 12 is connected to a PIN diode switch within the respective T/R module 15. The PIN diode switch is configured to switch the respective antenna element 12 to one of three output connections. One output connection leads to a low noise amplifier LNA for receiving signals, one output connection leads t© a solid state power amplifier SSPA for transmitting signals, and the other output connection leads to the corresponding impedance 20 for when the antenna element is inactive.
The low noise amplifier LNA and solid state power amplifier SSPA each include impedance matching circuitry for matching to the respective antenna element 12. The value of the impedance element 20 is set by an input signal Sn.
Considering the phased array 10 as a whole, when the thirty-six PIN diode switches connect the thirty-six antenna elements 12 to the respective thirty-six LNA's in receive mode, or to the respective thirty-six SSPA's in transmit mode, the phased array 10 will produce a main lobe and grating lobes according to the signal frequency. Increasing the spacing between the antenna elements 12 towards the wavelength λ of the signal frequency would result in increased directivity of the main lobe, but also in an increase of the grating lobes. Increasing the spacing between the antenna elements 12 beyond the wavelength λ of the signal frequency would result in multiple unwanted grating lobes.
When the thirty-six PIN diode switches connect the thirty-six antenna elements 12 to the thirty-six respective impedances 20 in inactive mode, the random values of the impedances 20 result in a much flatter spatial response than the main and grating lobes that are present in the transmit or receive modes. This is due to the random impedances 20 producing random phase shifts in incoming signals that are reflected from the phased array, thereby preventing any directions of strong constructive or destructive interference for the phased array as a whole when the contributions from each of the elements 12 are added together.
The values of the impedance elements 20 are randomly set by respective signals Sn. The signals S\ \ may vary the value of the impedance element 20 by varying inductive/capacitive components, or by switching between various inductive/capacitive components of the impedance element 20. Alternatively each impedance element 20 could be permanently fixed at a predetermined random/pseudorandom value such that the signals Si i are not required.
In this embodiment, each antenna element has a respective T/R module and corresponding impedance, although alternatively the antenna elements could be grouped into groups with one T/R switch and corresponding impedance per group.
An example of how randomly selecting the impedances that are connected to phased array antenna elements can affect the spatial response of the antenna will now be illustrated with reference to Fig. 3. A notional two-dimensional phased array of 900 antenna elements on a square grid of 530mm x 530mm was simulated at 9GHz.
Fig. 3 shows a graph of the spatial backscattering response of the simulated array, with the direction Theta from the antenna being plotted against the x-axis in degrees, and the reflection back from the antenna being plotted against the y-axis in an arbitrary dB scale.
The first trace 30 was taken with the antenna elements properly matched for transmit/receive modes, and shows a large main lobe of reflected power reaching up to -4dB at 0 degrees. The trace 30 also shows twenty-three grating lobes gradually reducing in power as the angle Theta increases from 0 degrees to 90 degrees.
The four traces 35, 36, 37, and 38 were taken with four respective random configurations of phase shift applied to each antenna element, as may be applied by using random impedance elements. For each of these traces, each antenna element was randomly set with a phase shift . of 0, 90, 180, or 270 degrees. The trace 40 shows the average of these four traces. It can be seen that each one of the four random configurations dramatically reduces the main lobe from -4dB to around -40dB. Thus, switching the phased array from transmit/receive modes using matched impedance elements to an inactive mode using random impedance elements reduces the peak backscattering power by around 35 dB. The grating lobe pattern is disrupted by the random configurations. The reduced peak backscattering power comes at the cost of a higher average backscatter power across the spatial range, although the
backscattering power is fairly consistent from 0 degrees to 90 degrees.
Further embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims will also be apparent to those skilled in the art.

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1 . A phased array antenna comprising a plurality of antenna elements and switching circuitry configured to switch the phased array antenna to an inactive mode, wherein switching to the inactive mode comprises the switching circuitry connecting random or pseudo-random impedance elements to the antenna elements to reduce the peak backscatter level of the phased antenna array.
2. The phased array antenna of claim 2, wherein the random or pseudo-random impedance elements consist of impedance elements having at least one of capacitive, inductive, and resistive components.
3. The phased array antenna of claim 1 or 2, wherein the switching circuitry is configured to vary the impedances of the impedance elements.
4. The phased array antenna of claim 3, wherein the impedances are varied each time the phased array antenna is switched to the inactive mode.
5. The phased array antenna of claim 3 or 4, wherein the impedances are varied periodically.
6. The phased array antenna of any preceding claim, wherein the switching circuitry is further configured to switch the phased antenna array to a receive mode.
7. The phased array antenna of claim 6, wherein switching to the receive mode comprises the switching circuitry connecting impedance matching elements to the antenna elements.
8. The phased array antenna of any preceding claim, wherein the switching circuitry is further configured to switch the phased antenna array to a transmit mode.
9. A phased array antenna substantially as described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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