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SCHOOL OF COMPUTER &COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING
EKT 341/4 ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION
Lecturer:En. Rosmizi bin Abd RahimDr. Mohd Faizal Bin Jamlos
PLV:Puan Hazila Othman
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Marks allocation:
Final Exam : 50%Written Tests : 20%Mini Project : 10%
Laboratory : 15%Quiz, Assignment & others : 5%
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Introduction
Agilent Technologies offers a wide range of both scalar and vector network analyzers for characterizing components from DC to 110 GHz. These instruments are available with a wide range of options to simplify testing in both laboratory and production environments.
Network Analyzer
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Types of Network AnalyzerScalar• Magnitude only
• Broadband Detector with higher noise floor
• Lower Price
• Normalization – Less Accurate
• Measures RL, SWR, Gain/Loss
Vector• Phase and Magnitude
• Tuned Detector with lower noise floor
• Higher Price
• Complete Error Correction – More Accurate
• Measures all
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Network Analyzers Vs Spectrum Analyzers .
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Frequency
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Frequency
8563A
SPECTRUM ANALYZER 9 kHz - 26.5 GHz
Measures known signal
Measures unknown signals
Network analyzers: measure components, devices,
circuits, sub-assemblies contain source and receiver display ratioed amplitude and
phase(frequency or power sweeps)
offer advanced error correction
Spectrum analyzers: measure signal amplitude characteristics
carrier level, sidebands, harmonics...) can demodulate (& measure) complex signals are receivers only (single channel) can be used for scalar component test (nophase) with tracking gen. or ext. source(s)
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Why Use S-Parameters?
relatively easy to obtain at high frequencies hard to measure total voltage & current at the device ports at high
frequency measure voltage traveling waves with a vector network analyzer don't need shorts/opens which can cause active devices to oscillate or
self-destruct relate to familiar measurements (gain, loss, reflection coefficient ...) for RF design, S-parameters are easily imported and used for circuit
simulations in electronic-design automation (EDA) tools like Agilent's Advanced Design System (ADS). S-parameters are the shared language between simulation and measurement.
Vector Network Analyzer 7
Measuring S-Parameters
S 11 = Reflected
Incident=
b1
a 1 a2 =0
S 21 =Transmitted
Incident=
b2
a 1 a2 =0
S 22 = Reflected
Incident=
b2
a 2 a1 =0
S 12 =Transmitted
Incident=
b1
a 2 a1 =0
Incident
TransmittedS
21
S11
Reflectedb1
a1
b2
Z0
Loada2 =0
DUTForward
Incident
Transmitted S
12
S22
Reflected
b2
a2b
a1=0
DUTZ0
Load Reverse
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Antenna Parameters 9
• Radiation Pattern
• Input Impedance and Impedance Matching
• Return Loss / Reflection Coefficient ?
• Bandwidth
• VSWR
•Demo
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HPBW (3dB Beamwidth) : The half power beamwidth (HPBW) can be defined as the angle subtended by the half power points of the main lobe.
Main Lobe: This is the radiation lobe containing the direction of maximum radiation.
Minor Lobe:All the lobes other then the mainlobe are called the minor lobes. These lobes represent the radiation in undesired directions.
Back Lobe: This is the minor lobe diametrically opposite the main lobe.
Side Lobes: These are the minor lobes adjacent to the main lobe and are separated by various nulls. Side lobes are generally the largest among the minor lobes.
***In most wireless systems, minor lobes are undesired. Hence a good antenna design should minimize the minor lobes.
Antenna Parameters
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The input impedance of an antenna is defined as “the impedance presented by an antenna at its terminals or the ratio of the voltage to the current at the pair of terminals ”.
An ideal antenna solution has an impedance of 50 ohm all the way from the transceiver to the antenna.
Hence the impedance of the antenna can be written as:
where
Antenna Parameters
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Smith Chart Review
Z = ZoL
= 0
Constant X
Constant R
Smith chart
LZ = 0
=±180 O1
(short) Z = L
= 0 O
1
(open)
Antenna Parameters
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The Return Loss (RL) is a parameter which indicates the amount of power that is “lost” to the load and does not return as a reflection.
RL is a parameter similar to the VSWR to indicate how wellthe matching between the transmitter and antenna has taken place.
The RL is given as :
For perfect matching between the transmitter and the antenna,Γ = 0 and RL = ∞ which means no power would be reflected back, whereas a Γ = 1 has a RL = 0 dB, which implies that all incident power is reflected.
Return Loss (RL)
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Return Loss (RL)
Return Loss
A very good antenna might have a value of -10dB (90
% absorbed & 10 % reflected).
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BandwidthThe range of frequencies on either side of the center frequency where the antenna characteristics like input impedance, radiation pattern, beamwidth, polarization, side lobe level or gain, are close to those values which have been obtained at the center frequency.
The bandwidth of a broadband antenna can be defined as the ratio of the upper to lower frequencies of acceptable operation.
The bandwidth of a narrowband antenna can be defined as the percentage of the frequency difference over the center frequency.
The equations as follows:
Antenna Parameters
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Bandwidth
Bandwidth (BW) can be
measured by looking at the
frequency range where
reflection coefficient value
dropped below than -10 dB.
Antenna Parameters
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VSWRVSWR is a measure of impedance mismatch between the transmitter and the antenna. The higher the VSWR, the greater the mismatch. The minimum VSWR, i.e., that which corresponds to a perfect impedance match, is unity.
The result is presented as a figure
describing the power absorption
of the antenna. A value of 2.0:1
VSWR, which is equal to 90 %
power absorption, is considered
very good for a small antenna.