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A Design of Improved 100 GHz Lens Antennas for the ECEI System

ECEI 장치를 위한 향상된 성능의 100 GHz 렌즈 안테나 설계

  • Lee, Gwan-Hee (School of Electronics Engineering, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Sung-Kyun (School of Electronics Engineering, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Mohyuddin, Wahab (School of Electronics Engineering, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Choi, Hyun-Chul (School of Electronics Engineering, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Kang Wook (School of Electronics Engineering, Kyungpook National University)
  • Received : 2016.08.08
  • Accepted : 2016.09.19
  • Published : 2016.10.07
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Abstract

In this paper, a modified elliptical lens antenna design is proposed to improve the performance of 100 GHz mini-lens antennas used in the ECEI(Electron Cyclotron Emission Imaging) module at KSTAR. A hemispherical lens is added on the bottom plate of the conventional elliptic lens antenna, and a 100 GHz dipole antenna is located on the end point of the hemispherical lens. Using geometrical optics, antenna radiated EM fields are designed to be totally reflected from the inner surface of the hemispherical lens, and thereby the antenna patterns are more focused toward the main beam. The validity of the proposed design is confirmed by the 3D EM simulator. The modified elliptical lens antenna provides 23.8 dB maximum gain, which is 2.2 dB gain improvement as compared with the conventional elliptic lens. Also, the side love levels of E- and H-planes are decreased by 2.6 dB and 3.4 dB, respectively.

본 논문에서는 KSTAR의 ECEI(Electron Cyclotron Emission Imaging) 장치에 사용되는 100 GHz 미니렌즈의 성능을 향상하기 위해 변형된 타원형 렌즈 안테나 설계를 제안하고 있다. 기존 타원형 렌즈 구조의 밑면에 반구형 렌즈를 추가하고, 이 반구형 렌즈의 끝점에 100 GHz CPS 다이폴 안테나를 위치하게 하였다. 기하광학적 설계를 통해 안테나에서 방사된 전자파가 반구형 렌즈의 표면에서 전반사가 일어나도록 함으로써 안테나 패턴이 주빔 방향으로 집속되는 효과를 나타나게 하였다. 이 설계의 유효성은 3차원 EM 시뮬레이터로서 확인하였다. 제안된 반구형렌즈가 추가된 타원형 렌즈의 안테나 이득은 23.8 dB인데, 기존의 타원형 렌즈에 비해 2.2 dB 향상되었으며, 사이드 로브 레벨은 E-plane과 H-plane에서 2.6 dB, 3.4 dB 감소하였음을 확인하였다.

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