Xpol Design

 antenna construction

 polarization orthogonality

 cross polar ratio

 diversity performance

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Xpol Design / Construction

 100% symmetrical 65° half power beam width 90°

construction

 90° beam width

rotating the single dipole +/-
45°  X shape

 65° beam width

rotating the pair of dipole +/-
45°  rhomb shape

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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 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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