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What is an antenna ?
An antenna is the converter between two kinds of electromagnetic waves : cable bounded waves free space waves
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Categorizing RF components into dual-pole (one termination) or quadpole (two terminations) devices example for a dual-pole device : 50 Ohm load examples for a quad-pole device : amplifier, filter the antenna is a quad-pole device with the second termination connected to free space
Coaxial cable Antenna
quad-pole
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antenna principle shown by bending a coax cable open the pulsing electrical field, created by the transmitters high frequency power, cannot leave the cable
2 the field lines become longer and are orthogonal to the wires the field lines have reached the maximum length and allow a wave to free itself from the cable basic radiating element : /2 dipole
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The resonance frequency of the dipole is determined by its mechanical length, which is half of the corresponding wave length
Max. Frequency : Number of cycles per second Wavelength : Length of one cycle Zero
wavelength
t [sec]
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maximum voltage is between the ends of the dipole; the electrical field lines occur between these two charge centers
voltage (U)
current (I)
the current on the dipole causes a magnetical field with an opposite amplitude distribution (max. at the feeding point, min. at the dipole ends
electric field (E) magnetic Field (H)
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Voltage (e-plane)
Current (h-plane)
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Wave propagation : Permanent conversion from electrical into magnetical energy and vice versa
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For an optimized system performance, all components have to be matched professional applications use a nominal impedance of 50 Ohms exact value only for one frequency; over the operating band deviations from 50 Ohms are specified by the VSWR
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Input signal
Generator Termination
Reflected signal
The termination may not accept the entire input power (green line), and therefore will reflect some of the input power (red line) back to the generator.
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The forward running signal together with the return running signal create a standing wave (VSWR = voltage standing wave ratio)
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Standard values for mobile communication networks VSWR < 1.5 return loss < 14 dB
mismatch loss The loss which is effecting the system performance due to the reflected/ returned power
1.5 0.18
1.3 0.08
1.2 0.04
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PRm CH1 Markers 2 : 1 . 2869 1 . 71000 GHz 3 : 1 . 2455 1 . 79500 GHz 4 : 1 . 0848 1 . 88000 GHz Cor 5 : 1 . 1922 1 . 90000 GHz
Example : VSWR measurement GSM 1800 antenna 739 494 (65 18 dBi 1710-1880 MHz)
VSWR 1.4
2 3 5
START
1 690 . 000
000
MHz
STOP
1 900 . 000
000
MHz
comparison of measurements directly at the antenna and at the end of the feeder cable theoretically the VSWR and return loss is improved by the feeder cable attenuation (providing an ideally matched cable with VSWR = 1) in reality this improvement is compensated by mismatches due to bad connector installations, bending of the cable and other reflection points
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The polarization is defined as the direction of oscillation of the electrical field vector dipole orientation vertical : vertical polarization mainly used for mobile communication dipole orientation horizontal : horizontal polarization mainly used for broadcasting dipole orientation +/-45 slanted : cross polarization used for polarization diversity with digital cellular networks
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for symmetrical antennas the 3-dimensional pattern can be described by a vertical and horizontal cut vertical polarization : horizontal pattern = H-plane (magnetic field) vertical pattern = E-plane (electric field) half power beam width opening angle of the beam determined by the half power points (reduction by 3 dB)
Vertical pattern
Horizontal pattern
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to concentrate the radiated power into the area around the horizon, half wave dipoles are arranged vertically and combined in phase with every doubling of the dipoles number - the half power beam width approx. halves - the gain increases by 3 dB in the main direction
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gain references
Vertical pattern
Horizontal pattern
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Standard omni gain antenna for cellular application (gain 11dBi / 9 dBd)
Horizontal pattern
Vertical pattern
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accordingly also in the horizontal plane a beam can be created with each halving of the beam width the gain is increased by 3 dB (the shown patterns are theoretically) the resulting gain of an antenna is the sum of the vertical and horizontal gain
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Horizontal pattern
Vertical pattern
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Yagi antenna only one active dipole, low side lobe suppression, low front-to-back-ratio, mainly used for inexpensive receiving applications
F/B ratio
Side lobes
Horizontal pattern
Vertical pattern
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Log. Per. Antenna (logarithmic periodic) all the dipole structures are active, excellent side lobes, specific application in cellular networks
Horizontal pattern
Vertical pattern
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Patch antenna printed board technology, instead of a dipole a patch above a ground plane creates the electrical field lines
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spezified patterns and gain are only provided in the far field of the antenna far-field (F) : plane wave front at the antenna antenna small antennas (dimensions below one wave length) :
F [m ] > 10
bigger antennas :
F [m ] >
2 L
= 0,325m
F = 48,25m
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Isolation (decoupling) between 2 antennas 1800 MHz 65 18 dBi 2 signal level difference between 1 and
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