Symmetric Microwave Lens with Uniform Insertion Loss for Broad-band and Wide Beam Steering Coverage

균일한 삽입손실을 갖는 광대역 빔 조향용 대칭형 초고주파 렌즈

  • Published : 2002.03.01

Abstract

In this paper, a symmetric microwave lens to steer wide angle and to operate at broad band frequency range for a linear phased array transmitter was designed. To get accurate beam steering performance far a linear phased array transmitter, uniform amplitude transmission characteristics of microwave lens was focused. The measured result for the insertion loss deviation between Input and output ports of microstrip lens with 8 beam ports and 8 array ports was $\pm$3.1 ㏈ over 6~18 ㎓ band, which was very uniform characteristics. Using 8 elements linear array antenna, it was confirmed the radiation beam could be steered over $\pm$60$^{\circ}$ in azimuth. And the measured lens performance data and multi-beam steering pattern were presented.

본 논문에서는 광대역에서 광각을 조양할 수 있는 대칭형 구조의 선형 우상배열 송신기용 초고주파 렌즈를 설계하였다. 선형 위상 배열 송신기의 정확한 빔 조향 특성을 얻기 위해 렌즈의 균일한 진폭 전달 특성을 얻는데 중점을 두었다. 빔 포트 8개, 배열 포트 8개로 구성된 초고주파렌즈의 입.출력 포트간 삽입손실의 편차는 $\pm$3.1㏈로써 6~18㎓ 대역에 대해 매우 균일한 특성을 얻었다. 8개로 선형 배열된 안테나를 이용해 방위각 $\pm$60$^{\circ}$의 조향 특성을 얻을 수 있음을 확인하였으며, 측정한 렌즈 특성과 다중빔 조향 패턴을 제시하였다.

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