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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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the pulsing electrical field, created by the transmitters high frequency power, cannot leave the cable
the field lines become longer and are orthogonal to the wires
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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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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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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
0 dB
-2 dB
-16 dB
On the other hand the VSWR of the cable and connectors is not 1 ! In reality a VSWR of roughly 1.2 has to be considered which increases the total VSWR right calculation:
r
total
= r1 + r2 = 0,29
VSWR limit at the BTS should not be set lower than the antenna spec.
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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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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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specified patterns and gain are only provided in the far field of the antenna far-field (F) : plane wave front at the antenna small antennas (dimensions below one wave length) :
F [m ] > 10
bigger antennas :
F [m ] >
2 L
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Side lobes
Vertical pattern
Horizontal pattern
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Horizontal pattern
Vertical pattern
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Patch antenna mainly printed board technology; instead of a dipole, a patch above a ground plane creates the electrical field lines
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