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The Axial-displaced gregorian antenna design using Ray-tracing Method

Ray-tracing 기법을 이용한 축변위 그레고리안 안테나 설계

  • Received : 2014.04.05
  • Accepted : 2014.05.27
  • Published : 2014.06.01

Abstract

In this paper, we designed axis-displaced Gregorian antenna by using Ray-tracing method. This antenna improves gain, VSWR by rotating the axis of the sub-reflector to get rid of E-field wave returned from sub-reflector to feed horn. Therefore it reduce the sub-reflector size and the volume of antenna. This method is used to track the propagation path for radiation pattern of feed horn from feed horn to sub-reflector, main-reflector and air. We get E-field distribution of this antenna aperture and calculate antenna radiation pattern and optimize the antenna performance. The Ray-tracing Method was verified because the gain, radiation patterns, side lobe level, beam width and return loss of the designed antenna are very similar to CST simulation result and a measured result of the fabricated antenna.

본 논문에서는 Ray-tracing 기법을 이용하여 그레고리안 안테나의 부반사판을 축변환 후 회전하여 급전혼으로 회귀되는 전파를 없애 이득 및 정재파비를 개선 시키고 부반사판의 크기와 전체적인 부피를 줄여 효율적인 구조를 갖는 축변위그레고리안 안테나를 설계하였다. 설계된 급전혼의 방사패턴을 이용하여 급전혼-부반사판-주반사판으로 전달되는 전파의 경로를 추적하여 주반사판 개구면에서의 전계분포를 구하고 이로부터 원거리 복사패턴을 계산하는 프로그램을 작성하여 안테나 성능을 최적화 하였다. 설계된 안테나는 CST와 제작 측정을 통해 계산결과와 비교하여 이득, 빔폭, 방사패턴, 부엽준위, 반사손실이 계산 결과와 매우 유사함을 확인함으로써 Ray-tracing기법에 대한 타당성을 검증하였다.

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