Excitation system for an antenna with a parabolic reflector and a dielectric radiator

• US 5,922,081 A
• Filed: 07/02/1997
• Issued: 07/13/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Bohnet, Gerd, Seewig, Udo
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Don
• Assistant Examiner(s): Malos, Jennifer H.
• Application Number:
  US08/886,803
• Time in Patent Office: 741 Days
• Field of Search: 343/785, 343/782, 343/781, 343/781 R, 343/783, 343/786, 343/772
• US Class Current: 343/785
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 19/134 Rear-feeds; Splash plate feeds

Abstract

An excitation system is indicated for an antenna with a parabolic reflector (1) and a dielectric radiator (3) which is attached to the end of a hollow conductor used to guide electromagnetic waves, and is located in the center of the reflector (1) and has a metallized end face designed as a subreflector. The reflector (1) is designed as a rectangular strip forming a sector antenna which has a parabolic curve in the direction of its long axis (A). The end face of the radiator (3) has four partial faces (8, 9, 10, 11) which form pairs and are arranged with respect to the central axis of the hollow waveguide (2) so that each pair of partial faces extends approximately at a right angle to the other pair of partial faces, the partial faces of each pair being of equal size. The two partial faces (8, 9) extending in the direction of the long axis of reflector (1) are large in relation to the two partial faces (10, 11) extending crosswise thereto.

Claims

1. An excitation system for an antenna comprising:

(a) a reflector defining a sector antenna including a rectangular strip formed into a parabolic curve along its long axis and thereby defining two parabolic lengthwise edges and two ends;

(b) an electromagnetic waveguide used to guide electromagnetic waves and placed in a center of the reflector, the electromagnetic waveguide having a central axis; and

(c) a dielectric radiator with a metallized end face designed as a subreflector placed at an end of the waveguide, the end face having two pairs of partial faces, the partial faces of each pair being substantially equally sized and being arranged with respect to the central axis of the electromagnetic waveguide so that each pair of partial faces is approximately at right angles to the other pair of partial faces, and the partial faces of one pair extending in a direction of the long axis of the reflector are larger in comparison to the partial faces of the other pair, which extend crosswise thereto.

2. An excitation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein

(a) the end face of the radiator is essentially rectangular;

and

(b) at least a portion of each of the partial faces extending in the direction of the long axis extends essentially at right angles to the long axis.

3. An excitation system as claimed in claim 2, further including

a depression centrally located in the end face of radiator and symmetrical with the central axis of the electromagnetic waveguide.

4. An excitation system as claimed in claim 2, further including

a wall on each parabolic lengthwise edge of the rectangular strip, each wall being parallel to the central axis of the electromagnetic waveguide and closing off the reflector laterally up to the two ends of the rectangular strip.

5. An excitation system as claimed in claim 4, further including

electromagnetic-radiation-absorbing material on an interior surface of each wall.

6. An excitation system as claimed in claim 1, further including

a wall on each parabolic lengthwise edge of the rectangular strip, each wall being parallel to the central axis of electromagnetic waveguide and closing off the reflector laterally up to the two ends of the rectangular strip.

7. An excitation system as claimed in claim 6, further including

electromagnetic-radiation-absorbing material on an interior surface of each wall.

8. An excitation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the end face of the radiator is essentially oval.

9. An excitation system as claimed in claim 8, further including a depression centrally located in the end face of radiator and symmetrical with the central axis of the hollow conductor.

10. An excitation system as claimed in claim 9, further including

a wall on each parabolic lengthwise edge of the rectangular strip, each wall being parallel to the central axis of electromagnetic waveguide and closing off the reflector laterally up to the two ends of the rectangular strip.

11. An excitation system as claimed in claim 10, further including

electromagnetic-radiation-absorbing material on an interior surface of each wall.

12. An excitation system for an antenna comprising:

(a) a reflector defining a sector antenna including a rectangular strip formed into a parabolic curve along its long axis and thereby defining two parabolic lengthwise edges and two ends;

(b) an electromagnetic waveguide used to guide electromagnetic waves and placed in a center of the reflector, the electromagnetic waveguide having a central axis; and

(c) a dielectric radiator with a metallized end face designed as a subreflector placed at an end of the waveguide, the end face having two pairs of partial faces, the partial faces of each pair being substantially equally sized and being arranged with respect to the central axis of the electromagnetic waveguide so that each pair of partial faces is approximately at right angles to the other pair of partial faces, and the partial faces of one pair extending in a direction of the long axis of the reflector are larger in comparison to the partial faces of the other pair, which extend crosswise thereto,

further including a depression centrally located in the end face of the radiator and symmetrical with the central axis of the electromagnetic waveguide.