WO1994019842A1 - Antenna system - Google Patents

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WO1994019842A1
WO1994019842A1 PCT/EP1994/000482 EP9400482W WO9419842A1 WO 1994019842 A1 WO1994019842 A1 WO 1994019842A1 EP 9400482 W EP9400482 W EP 9400482W WO 9419842 A1 WO9419842 A1 WO 9419842A1
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antenna system
antenna
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Masahiro Fujimoto
Ali Louzir
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Thomson Consumer Electronics S.A.
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Priority to EP94908351A priority patent/EP0686313B1/en
Priority to KR1019950703636A priority patent/KR100303384B1/en
Priority to CA002156259A priority patent/CA2156259C/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q13/00—Waveguide horns or mouths; Slot antennas; Leaky-waveguide antennas; Equivalent structures causing radiation along the transmission path of a guided wave
    • H01Q13/10—Resonant slot antennas
    • 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
    • H01Q19/12—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 wherein the surfaces are concave
    • H01Q19/13—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 wherein the surfaces are concave the primary radiating source being a single radiating element, e.g. a dipole, a slot, a waveguide termination
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
    • H01Q1/22—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
    • H01Q1/24—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
    • H01Q1/247—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set with frequency mixer, e.g. for direct satellite reception or Doppler radar
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q13/00—Waveguide horns or mouths; Slot antennas; Leaky-waveguide antennas; Equivalent structures causing radiation along the transmission path of a guided wave
    • H01Q13/10—Resonant slot antennas
    • H01Q13/18—Resonant slot antennas the slot being backed by, or formed in boundary wall of, a resonant cavity ; Open cavity antennas
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q21/00—Antenna arrays or systems
    • H01Q21/24—Combinations of antenna units polarised in different directions for transmitting or receiving circularly and elliptically polarised waves or waves linearly polarised in any direction

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  • the present invention relates to an antenna system according to the generic part of claim 1.
  • Radiofrequency signals with frequency values above of some hundreds Megahertz, corresponding to wavelength less than about 50 centimeters, with the aid of a parabolic refelector and a feeder located at the focal point of said reflector.
  • parabolic reflector e.g. a dielectric lens
  • Antenna systems using dielectric lenses such as a Luneburg-type or a homogeneous-type lens, are known for example from the international publication WO 92/13373, where such a lens is used in conjunction with a helical antenna.
  • the known kinds of feeders such as feeder horns and helical antennas, require waveguides or coaxial lines to lead the received signals to according electronic means, such as a low noise block (LNB).
  • LNB low noise block
  • Such a waveguide-solution is bulky and complicate.
  • waveguide for the feed and microstrip for the LNB it is a quite expensive product.
  • concentration means such as a dielectric lens antenna or a parabolic reflector
  • LNB low noise block
  • an antenna element for the reception of radiofrequency signals and especially for microwave signals is a slot antenna and is arranged on the same board as electronical means for processing the signals re ⁇ ceived by the antenna element.
  • the invention has the advantage, comparing to existing microstrip arrays that there is less pattern disturbance by feeding circuits and that a better integration to the feed is possible by lower dimensions and by saving some components.
  • the said antenna element it is preferred to give the said antenna element the shape of an annular slot. This has the advantages of a good polarisation diversity and of a wide frequency bandwidth coverage.
  • the slot antenna is etched in the backside of the board used for the rear-positioned electronic means.
  • This backside can be outside of the antenna area e.g. the conductor for ground.
  • Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment using a parabolical reflector
  • Fig. 2 shows an arrangement using a Luneburg-type lens
  • Fig. 3 shows details of the feeder uesd in fig. 1 and 2
  • Fig. 4-8 show different embodiments of feeders suitable for using in the embodiments of fig. 1 and fig. 2.
  • Fig. 1 shows a parabolical reflector 10 which focusses an incoming radiation 11 at a focal point 10a where a low noise block (LNB) 12 is located having a housing 14 and a circuit board 13.
  • the LNB 12 includes an integrated feed, which can also be called primary radiator and this feed will be explained in more detail later with the aid of fig. 3 to 8.
  • the LNB 12 gives his signal, normally an intermediate frequency (IF) signal, to a broadcasting receiver, which is indicated by the block 9 and this receiver processes the said signal such that according audio, video and/or data signals are made available for a user or for further means to be controlled.
  • IF intermediate frequency
  • fig 2 there is a hemi-spherical Luneburg-type lens 20 used as focussing means which focusses the incoming radiation 11 at a focal point 20a.
  • the refraction index of the lens 20 is such that the focal point 20a is located near, but outside of the lens-surface.
  • the circuit board 13 is shown in more detail in fig. 3, including fig. 3a, which shows a side-view of the circuit board 13 along the axis A-A of fig. 3b, which shows a top- view of the circuit board 13.
  • fig. 3a which shows a side-view of the circuit board 13 along the axis A-A of fig. 3b, which shows a top- view of the circuit board 13.
  • a metallic plane 15 provided, which can be connected e.g. to ground. Inside this ground-plane 15 there is an annular slot 16 provided, which could been etched and which works as an annular slot antenna for the radiation focussed at the focal point 10a.
  • a first microstrip line 17 provided with a stub 17a, which receives signals of a first polarization, e.g. horizontal.
  • microstrip line 18 For the reception of a second polarisation, orthogonal to the first one, there is a second microstrip line 18 provided having an according stub 18a.
  • the microstrip lines 17, 18 lead their signals to according inputs of rear-positioned electronical means of the LNB 12. These electronical means are positioned on the upper side of the board 13, but are not shown due to reasons of clearness.
  • the dimensions and the shapes of the stubs 17a, 18a are optimized to achieve a wide frequency band width and a good isolation between the orthogonal polarizations.
  • the board 13 is such provided that its broadside is directed to or around the center of the reflector 10 or of the lens 20, respectively and that the lower board-side 13a is nearer to the reflector 10 or the lens 20, respectively, than the upper board-side 13b. It may be mentioned that it is also possible to position the upper side 13b nearer to the reflector 10 or to the lens than the lower side 13a though this may effect pattern disturbances and a more difficult construction of the housing 14.
  • a metal part 30 has a first foot-bridge 31, which is in electrical contact with the ring 19, and a second foot-bridge 32 with an isolation 33 at its lower end so that an electrical contact between the part 30 and the strip line 17 is avoided.
  • the foot-bridges 31 ,32 build together with the according horizontal connection of the part 30 a cavity with a height H to the upper board-side 13b of about
  • L is the wavelength of the radiation to be received. It may be mentioned that the dimensions in fig. 4 are such to explain this embodiment quite clearly. In reality the thickness of the board 13 and of the lines 17, 18, 19 etc. are much smaller than the height H. This means that the height of about L/4 is also nearly the distance between the annular slot and a point A.
  • a first small perturbation segment 50 is provided at + 45 degrees and a second small perturbation segment 51 is provided at +225 degrees from the axis of the feeding point (microstrip line) 17.
  • These segments 50, 51 are at the lower boardside 13a and correspond to a distortion of the annular slot 16.By these segments 50, 51 a RHCP is realized at the line 17.
  • the perturbation segments 51 , 50 are arranged in about -45 degrees and -225 degrees respectively. Thereby the reception of LHCP is realized at line 18.
  • a few annular slots e.g. four one 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d like shown in fig. 7, can be grouped in a small array, arranged in a certain way and fed with an adequate power distribution circuit, thus to achieve wider frequency band width and higher polarization performance.
  • a common back cavity 30 ' can be used instead of individual cavities.
  • focussing antenna parameters such as the ratio of the focal length F to the diameter D of the focussing means 10, 20 respectively:
  • Another solution to achieve a specified illumination is to cover the single radiation element by a small dielectric lens having spherical, cylindrical, planar or any other shape with maintaining a small feed cross section.
  • a small dielectric lens having spherical, cylindrical, planar or any other shape with maintaining a small feed cross section.
  • Versions of the described embodiments may include at least one of the following variations: - Instead of an annular shape, the slot 16, 16a,... may have any other suitable shape, e.g. like shown in fig. 8.
  • any material suitable for passing of the received wave 11 can be taken. Additionally or instead it is possible to provide an apperture in the area of the slots 16.
  • the circuit board can be arranged at the end of a closed waveguide, with a distance between the end of this waveguide and of the circuit board of about L/4.

Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to present a feeder for a microwave antenna system which can be integrated together with electronical means on a common circuit board. According to the present invention a slot antenna, preferably shaped as an annular slot (16) is provided on said circuit board (13). This slot can e.g. be etched on the backside (13a) which is normally the ground line (15) of the board (13). The antenna system according to the present invention can be used e.g. for reception of DBS signals.

Description

Antenna System
The present invention relates to an antenna system according to the generic part of claim 1.
It is generally known to receive radiofrequency signals with frequency values above of some hundreds Megahertz, corresponding to wavelength less than about 50 centimeters, with the aid of a parabolic refelector and a feeder located at the focal point of said reflector.
It is further known to use other focussing means as the parabolic reflector, e.g. a dielectric lens. Antenna systems using dielectric lenses, such as a Luneburg-type or a homogeneous-type lens, are known for example from the international publication WO 92/13373, where such a lens is used in conjunction with a helical antenna.
The known kinds of feeders, such as feeder horns and helical antennas, require waveguides or coaxial lines to lead the received signals to according electronic means, such as a low noise block (LNB). Such a waveguide-solution is bulky and complicate. As it uses two kinds of technologies, waveguide for the feed and microstrip for the LNB, it is a quite expensive product.
It is further known, e.g. from the article "MICROSTRIP ARRAY FOR RFLECTOR FEED APPLICATIONS", P. S. Hall et al., Conference Proceedings of the 14th European Microwave Conference in Liege, September 10 - 13, 1984; pages 631 - 636, to use a small array of conventional microstrip patches as antenna feed for just one polarisation and a relatively narrow frequency band width.
It is further known, e.g. from "ANTENNA ENGINEERING HANDBOOK", second edition, R. C. Johnson et al., McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1989; chapter 8, to use slot antennas. Such antennas may have a rectangular, an annular shape or thelike.
It is an object of the present invention to present an antenna system with concentration means, such as a dielectric lens antenna or a parabolic reflector, and a light weight and compact feed which can be directly integrated with rear-posi¬ tioned electronical means, such as a low noise block (LNB).
This object is realised by an antenna system according to claim 1. Further developments are given by the sub-claims.
According to the present invention an antenna element for the reception of radiofrequency signals and especially for microwave signals is a slot antenna and is arranged on the same board as electronical means for processing the signals re¬ ceived by the antenna element.
The invention has the advantage, comparing to existing microstrip arrays that there is less pattern disturbance by feeding circuits and that a better integration to the feed is possible by lower dimensions and by saving some components.
It is preferred to give the said antenna element the shape of an annular slot. This has the advantages of a good polarisation diversity and of a wide frequency bandwidth coverage.
In a development of the invention the slot antenna is etched in the backside of the board used for the rear-positioned electronic means. This backside can be outside of the antenna area e.g. the conductor for ground.
Further characteristics, advantages and details of the invention will be explained in the fol lowing embodiments with the aid of the drawings.
Therein
Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment using a parabolical reflector;
Fig. 2 shows an arrangement using a Luneburg-type lens; Fig. 3 shows details of the feeder uesd in fig. 1 and 2; Fig. 4-8 show different embodiments of feeders suitable for using in the embodiments of fig. 1 and fig. 2.
Fig. 1 shows a parabolical reflector 10 which focusses an incoming radiation 11 at a focal point 10a where a low noise block (LNB) 12 is located having a housing 14 and a circuit board 13. The LNB 12 includes an integrated feed, which can also be called primary radiator and this feed will be explained in more detail later with the aid of fig. 3 to 8. The LNB 12 gives his signal, normally an intermediate frequency (IF) signal, to a broadcasting receiver, which is indicated by the block 9 and this receiver processes the said signal such that according audio, video and/or data signals are made available for a user or for further means to be controlled.
In fig 2 there is a hemi-spherical Luneburg-type lens 20 used as focussing means which focusses the incoming radiation 11 at a focal point 20a. The refraction index of the lens 20 is such that the focal point 20a is located near, but outside of the lens-surface.
The circuit board 13 is shown in more detail in fig. 3, including fig. 3a, which shows a side-view of the circuit board 13 along the axis A-A of fig. 3b, which shows a top- view of the circuit board 13. On the lower board side 13a there is a metallic plane 15 provided, which can be connected e.g. to ground. Inside this ground-plane 15 there is an annular slot 16 provided, which could been etched and which works as an annular slot antenna for the radiation focussed at the focal point 10a. On the upper side 13b of the board 13 there is a first microstrip line 17 provided with a stub 17a, which receives signals of a first polarization, e.g. horizontal. For the reception of a second polarisation, orthogonal to the first one, there is a second microstrip line 18 provided having an according stub 18a. The microstrip lines 17, 18 lead their signals to according inputs of rear-positioned electronical means of the LNB 12. These electronical means are positioned on the upper side of the board 13, but are not shown due to reasons of clearness.
The dimensions and the shapes of the stubs 17a, 18a are optimized to achieve a wide frequency band width and a good isolation between the orthogonal polarizations.
In the embodiments of fig. 1 and 2 the board 13 is such provided that its broadside is directed to or around the center of the reflector 10 or of the lens 20, respectively and that the lower board-side 13a is nearer to the reflector 10 or the lens 20, respectively, than the upper board-side 13b. It may be mentioned that it is also possible to position the upper side 13b nearer to the reflector 10 or to the lens than the lower side 13a though this may effect pattern disturbances and a more difficult construction of the housing 14.
The radiation generated by the annular slot 16 and initiated by the focussed wave 11 is bidirectional with two maximas at the broadside of the board 13. To obtain an unidirectional beam, a closed backed metallic cavity is installed in the embodiment shown in fig. 4. A metal part 30 has a first foot-bridge 31, which is in electrical contact with the ring 19, and a second foot-bridge 32 with an isolation 33 at its lower end so that an electrical contact between the part 30 and the strip line 17 is avoided. The foot-bridges 31 ,32 build together with the according horizontal connection of the part 30 a cavity with a height H to the upper board-side 13b of about
L/4,
where L is the wavelength of the radiation to be received. It may be mentioned that the dimensions in fig. 4 are such to explain this embodiment quite clearly. In reality the thickness of the board 13 and of the lines 17, 18, 19 etc. are much smaller than the height H. This means that the height of about L/4 is also nearly the distance between the annular slot and a point A.
The polarization of the wave radiated by the annular slot 16 is originally linear. The embodiment indicated in fig. 5 is suitable for the reception of circular polarisations. Therefore there can be used an hybrid couple 40. At a first output is a first circular polarization available, e.g. right hand circular polarization (RHCP), and at a second output 42 is the other circular polarization available, e.g. left hand circular polarization (LHCP).
Another embodiment for the reception of circular polarized signals is shown in fig. 6. A first small perturbation segment 50 is provided at + 45 degrees and a second small perturbation segment 51 is provided at +225 degrees from the axis of the feeding point (microstrip line) 17. These segments 50, 51 are at the lower boardside 13a and correspond to a distortion of the annular slot 16.By these segments 50, 51 a RHCP is realized at the line 17. Compared to the axis of the feeding point (microstrip line) 18 the perturbation segments 51 , 50 are arranged in about -45 degrees and -225 degrees respectively. Thereby the reception of LHCP is realized at line 18.
Fig. 7, including fig. 7b showing a top-view of the circuit board 13, and fig. 7a, showing a cut along A-A of fig.7b, presents an embodiment where it is possible to reach a specified illumination of the focussing means 10 or 20 respectively. A few annular slots , e.g. four one 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d like shown in fig. 7, can be grouped in a small array, arranged in a certain way and fed with an adequate power distribution circuit, thus to achieve wider frequency band width and higher polarization performance. In this case a common back cavity 30'can be used instead of individual cavities. Thus permits closer inter-element spacing and then could be used with a wider range of focussing antenna parameters, such as the ratio of the focal length F to the diameter D of the focussing means 10, 20 respectively:
F/D.
The smaller F/D, the closer is the feed to the focussing means, the wider is the needed feed beamwidth which gives the illumination. Also other parameters can be achieved.
Another solution to achieve a specified illumination is to cover the single radiation element by a small dielectric lens having spherical, cylindrical, planar or any other shape with maintaining a small feed cross section. Such a method has already been proposed by C. M. Hall et al. in the article "MICROSTRIP PATCH ARRAYS WITH SPHERICAL DIELECTRIC OVERLAYS"; published on pages 89 - 93 of the book "Advanced Antenna Technology", Vol. 2; MICROWAVE EXHIBITIONS & PUBLISHERS, 1987 (ISBN 094682195X)
Therefore further explanations for this principle seems not to be necessary.
Versions of the described embodiments may include at least one of the following variations: - Instead of an annular shape, the slot 16, 16a,... may have any other suitable shape, e.g. like shown in fig. 8.
- For the housing any material suitable for passing of the received wave 11 can be taken. Additionally or instead it is possible to provide an apperture in the area of the slots 16.
- The circuit board can be arranged at the end of a closed waveguide, with a distance between the end of this waveguide and of the circuit board of about L/4.
For the calculation of the dimensions of the annular slot the method given by annex A can be used.

Claims

P A T E N T C L A I M S
1. Antenna system having a focussing means (10; 20) and a feeder (12), characterised in that the feeder (12) includes a circuit board (13) on which a slot antenna (16) is arranged.
2. Antenna system according to claim 1 , characterised in that the slot (16) is provided on the backside (13a) of the circuit board (13).
3. Antenna system according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that a hybrid coupler (40) is provided for the reception of orthogonal circularly polarised signals.
4. Antenna system according to one of the claims 1 to 3, characterised in that perturbation elements (50, 51) are provided for the reception of circularly polarized signals.
5. Antenna system according to one of the claims 1 to 4, characterised in that a cavity (30) is provided to concentrate the radiation into one direction..
6. Antenna system according to one of the claims 1 to 5, characterised in that at least some of the electronical means of a low noise block are arranged on the circuit board (13).
7. Antenna system according to one of the claims 1 to 6, characterised in that means (17a, 18a) are such provided on the circuit board (13) that a simultaneous reception of orthogonal polarisations (horizontal linear, vertical linear; RHCP, LHCP) is possible.
8. Antenna system according to one of the claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the slot antenna (16) is arranged as an annular-like slot or as an array of annular-like slots (16aa, 16b, 16c, 16d).
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