Xpol Design

antenna construction polarization orthogonality cross polar ratio diversity performance

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Xpol Design / Construction

100% symmetrical construction 90 beam width rotating the single dipole +/45 X shape 65 beam width rotating the pair of dipole +/45 rhomb shape

65

half power beam width

90

739 622

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Xpol Design / Voltage Simulation

3D-simulation of an original 65 dipole for 800/900 MHz

Voltage (e-plane)

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Xpol Antennas / Squint

Squint Deviation of the main direction of the horizontal pattern compared to the direction orthogonal to the reflector screen, measured over the frequency range

Definition of main direction : bisector of the angle between the -3 dB points of the pattern Target value : +/- 5% of half power beam width

Antenna 742 212 1710 MHz / 0DT / -45 2110 MHz / 0DT / -45

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Xpol Antennas / Tracking

Tracking Symmetry between the +45 and the -45 polarized horizontal pattern, measured at +/- 60 from the direction orthogonal to the reflector screen, at same frequency and same downtilt angle

tracking compensation reduces the difference to 2 dB

Antenna 742 212 2140 MHz / 8 DT + 45 pattern - 45 pattern

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Xpol Antennas / Construction

Important : The isolation between the two systems needs to be better than 30 dB !

-45

+45

Internal isolation 739 495

Isolation (Decoupling)

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Xpol Design / Orthogonality

uncorrelation of the two signals is achieved by orthogonal polarizations (90 angle in between) slanted polarization can be separated into a vertical and a horizontal component equal amplitudes of V and H results in a polarization angle of 45 and consequently in orthogonal polarization measurements in the far field
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Xpol Design / Orthogonality

Orthogonality is indicated by identical vertical and horizontal components of the slanted polarization

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Xpol Design / Cross Polar Ratio

Ratio between the co-polar and the cross-polar signal (opposite compared to identical polarization) Measure for the uncorrelation between two signals

CPR

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Xpol Design / Cross Polar Ratio

CPR is important not only in main direction but within the whole sector recommended values : main direction > 20 dB / sector +/-60 > 10 dB Kathrein antennas provide much better values !

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Xpol Design / Diversity Performance

Equal vertical and horizontal components orthogonal polarizations high cross polar ratio excellent diversity performance

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