scholarly journals An All-Metal High-Gain Radial-Line Slot-Array Antenna for Low-Cost Satellite Communication Systems

IEEE Access ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 139422-139432
Author(s):  
Mst Nishat Yasmin Koli ◽  
Muhammad U. Afzal ◽  
Karu P. Esselle ◽  
Raheel M. Hashmi
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Basem Aqlan ◽  
Mohamed Himdi ◽  
Hamsakutty Vettikalladi ◽  
Laurent Le-Coq

AbstractA low-cost, compact, and high gain Fabry–Perot cavity (FPC) antenna which operates at 300 GHz is presented. The antenna is fabricated using laser-cutting brass technology. The proposed antenna consists of seven metallic layers; a ground layer, an integrated stepped horn element (three-layers), a coupling layer, a cavity layer, and an aperture-frequency selective surface (FSS) layer. The proposed aperture-FSS function acts as a partially reflective surface, contributing to a directive beam radiation. For verification, the proposed sub-terahertz (THz) FPC antenna prototype was developed, fabricated, and measured. The proposed antenna has a measured reflection coefficient below − 10 dB from 282 to 304 GHz with a bandwidth of 22 GHz. The maximum measured gain observed is 17.7 dBi at 289 GHz, and the gain is higher than 14.4 dBi from 285 to 310 GHz. The measured radiation pattern shows a highly directive pattern with a cross-polarization level below − 25 dB over the whole band in all cut planes, which confirms with the simulation results. The proposed antenna has a compact size, low fabrication cost, high gain, and wide operating bandwidth. The total height of the antenna is 1.24 $${\lambda }_{0}$$ λ 0 ($${\lambda }_{0}$$ λ 0 at the design frequency, 300 GHz) , with a size of 2.6 mm × 2.6 mm. The proposed sub-THz waveguide-fed FPC antenna is suitable for 6G wireless communication systems.


Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (16) ◽  
pp. 1941
Author(s):  
Inzamam Ahmad ◽  
Sadiq Ullah ◽  
Shakir Ullah ◽  
Usman Habib ◽  
Sarosh Ahmad ◽  
...  

Modern advancements in wearable smart devices and ultra-high-speed terahertz (THz) communication systems require low cost, low profile, and highly efficient antenna design with high directionality to address the propagation loss at the THz range. For this purpose, a novel shape, high gain antenna for THz frequency range applications is presented in this work. The proposed antenna is based on a photonic bandgap (PBG)-based crystal polyimide substrate which gives optimum performance in terms of gain (9.45 dB), directivity (9.99 dBi), and highly satisfactory VSWR (<1) at 0.63 THz. The performance of the antenna is studied on PBGs of different geometrical configurations and the results are compared with the antenna based on the homogeneous polyimide-based substrate. The effects of variations in the dimensions of the PBG unit cells are also studied to achieve a −10 dB bandwidth of 28.97 GHz (0.616 to 0.64 THz).


Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1080 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azita Goudarzi ◽  
Mohammad Mahdi Honari ◽  
Rashid Mirzavand

Resonant cavity antennas (RCAs) are suitable candidates to achieve high-directivity with a low-cost and easy fabrication process. The stable functionality of the RCAs over different frequency bands, as well as, their pattern reconfigurability make them an attractive antenna structure for the next generation wireless communication systems, i.e., fifth generation (5G). The variety of designs and analytical techniques regarding the main radiator and partially reflective surface (PRS) configurations allow dramatic progress and advances in the area of RCAs. Adding different functionalities in a single structure by using additional layers is another appealing feature of the RCA structures, which has opened the various fields of studies toward 5G applications. This paper reviews the recent advances on the RCAs along with the analytical methods, and various capabilities that make them suitable to be used in 5G communication systems. To discuss different capabilities of RCA structures, some applicable fields of studies are followed in different sections of this paper. To indicate different techniques in achieving various capabilities, some recent state-of-the-art designs are demonstrated and investigated. Since wideband high-gain antennas with different functionalities are highly required for the next generation of wireless communication, the main focus of this paper is to discuss primarily the antenna gain and bandwidth. Finally, a brief conclusion is drawn to have a quick overview of the content of this paper.


Author(s):  
Tao Zhang ◽  
Lianming Li ◽  
Haiyang Xia ◽  
Xujun Ma ◽  
Tie Jun Cui Cui

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. F. E. Guy

Present mobile satellite communication systems use large antennas to provide multiple high-gain beams. Each beam covers a fixed geographic cell on the earth. Spatial frequency reuse is provided by synthesising beams with low-power levels over all cells operating at the same frequency. The performance needs for future systems are steadily increasing, leading to higher-gain requirements, which are met by using larger antennas with narrower beams. So the antenna pointing errors become a significant loss factor. An alternative approach is to abandon the use of fixed beams and dynamically synthesise the beams to optimise the antenna performance in real time. This both increases user gain and lowers cofrequency interference whilst also reducing the effects of pointing errors. Simulations, using the Inmarsat 4 antenna architecture as a test example, show that the spatial isolation performance can be significantly improved by using Dynamic Beam Synthesis.


2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 134
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Maina ◽  
Tharek Abd Rahman ◽  
Mohsen Khalily ◽  
Splomon Iliya Zakwoi

Mobile broadband communication systems like the fifth generation (5G) will require large bandwidth allocation. Currently, the sweet spot is congested with no enough spectrum to support higher bandwidth allocation. The millimeter wave band is being explored to provide the needed spectrum with 28 GHz so far identified as a potential carrier frequency. Development of complimentary antennas for transmission and reception on the band therefore become necessary. This paper present the design of linearly polarized radial line slot array antenna at 28 GHz for mobile broadband communication system application. The antenna consists of radiating surface with radius ρ sitting on squared cavity and ground of side 2ρ. It is excited via a rear center mounted modified straight dielectric coated 50 Ω SSMA connector. The cavity is filled with layers of air space, low dielectric constant syntactic foam and high frequency laminate RT/duroid 5880. With ρ = 50 mm and a maximum total cavity height of 3.0 mm, the antenna was simulated using Computer Simulation Technology Microwave Studio 2014 software. A gain of 18.13 dB, directivity of 18.4 dBi, efficiency of 96 % and impedance bandwidth of up to 2.34 GHz were realized.


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