Antennas Antennas Transmitter Transmitting Antenna I Electromagnetic Wave Transmission Line I Receiver I Receiving Antenna Electromagnetic Wave Transmission Line I Antennas are transducers that transfer electromagnetic energy between a transmission line and free space. © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 1 Antennas Here are a few examples of common antennas: Linear monopole fed by a single wire over a ground plane Linear dipole fed by a two-wire line Ground plane Coaxial ground plane antenna Linear elements connected to outer conductor of the coaxial cable simulate the ground plane Multiple loop antenna wound around a ferrite core Loop antenna Uda-Yagi dipole array Loop dipole Parabolic (dish) antenna Log−periodic array Passive elements © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 2 Antennas From a circuit point of view, a transmitting antenna behaves like an equivalent impedance that dissipates the power transmitted Transmitter Transmitting Antenna I Electromagnetic Wave Transmission Line I 1 P( t ) = Req I 2 2 Transmitter Zg Vg I Zeq Transmission Line = Req + jXeq I The transmitter is equivalent to a generator. © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 3 Antennas A receiving antenna behaves like a generator with an internal impedance corresponding to the antenna equivalent impedance. Receiver I Receiving Antenna Electromagnetic Wave Transmission Line I I ZR Zeq Zin Transmission Line 1 P( t ) = Rin I 2 2 Veq I The receiver represents the load impedance that dissipates the time average power generated by the receiving antenna. © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 4 Antennas Antennas are in general reciprocal devices, which can be used both as transmitting and as receiving elements. This is how the antennas on cellular phones and walkie−talkies operate. The basic principle of operation of an antenna is easily understood starting from a two−wire transmission line, terminated by an open circuit. |I| Zg ZR → ∞ Vg Open circuit |I| © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series Note: This is the return current on the second wire, not the reflected current already included in the standing wave pattern. 5 Antennas Imagine to bend the end of the transmission line, forming a dipole antenna. Because of the change in geometry, there is now an abrupt change in the characteristic impedance at the transition point, where the current is still continuous. The dipole leaks electromagnetic energy into the surrounding space, therefore it reflects less power than the original open circuit ⇒ the standing wave pattern on the transmission line is modified | I0 | Zg |I| Vg Z0 |I| | I0 | © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 6 Antennas In the space surrounding the dipole we have an electric field. At zero frequency (d.c. bias), fixed electrostatic field lines connect the metal elements of the antenna, with circular symmetry. E © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series E 7 Antennas At higher frequency, the current oscillates in the wires and the field emanating from the dipole changes periodically. The field lines propagate away from the dipole and form closed loops. © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 8 Antennas The electromagnetic field emitted by an antenna obeys Maxwell’s equations ∇ × E = − jω µ H ∇ × H = J + jω ε E Under the assumption of uniform isotropic medium we have the wave equation: ∇ × ∇ × E = − j ω µ ∇ × H = − j ω µ J + ω 2µ ε E ∇ × ∇ × H = ∇ × J + jω ε ∇ × E = ∇ × J + ω 2µ ε H Note that in the regions with electrical charges ρ ∇ × ∇ × E = ∇∇ ⋅ E − ∇ 2 E = ∇ ( ρ ε ) − ∇ 2 E © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 9 Antennas In general, these wave equations are difficult to solve, because of the presence of the terms with current and charge. It is easier to use the magnetic vector potential and the electric scalar potential. The definition of the magnetic vector potential is B=∇×A Note that since the divergence of the curl of a vector is equal to zero we always satisfy the zero divergence condition ∇ ⋅ B = ∇ ⋅ ( ∇ × A) = 0 We have also ∇ × E = − jω µ H = − jω ∇ × A ⇒ ∇ × ( E + jω A) = 0 © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 10 Antennas We define the scalar potential φ first noticing that ∇ × ( ±∇φ ) = 0 and then choosing (with sign convention as in electrostatics) ∇ × ( E + jω A) = ∇ × ( −∇φ ) ⇒ E = − jω A − ∇φ Note that the magnetic vector potential is not uniquely defined, since for any arbitrary scalar field ψ B = ∇ × A = ∇ × ( A + ∇ψ ) In order to uniquely define the magnetic vector potential, the standard approach is to use the Lorenz gauge ∇ ⋅ A + jω µ ε φ = 0 © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 11 Antennas From Maxwell’s equations ∇×H= 1 µ ∇ × B = J + jω ε E ∇ × B = µ J + jω µ ε E ⇒ ∇ × ( ∇ × A) = µ J + jω µ ε ( − j ω A − ∇φ ) From vector calculus ∇ × ( ∇ × …) = ∇ ( ∇ ⋅ …) − ∇ 2 … ∇ × ( ∇ × A) = ∇ ( ∇ ⋅ A) − ∇ 2 A = µ J + ω 2 µ ε A − jω µ ε ∇φ Lorenz Gauge ∇ ⋅ A = − jω µ ε φ © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series ⇒ ∇ ( ∇ ⋅ A) = − jω µ ε ∇φ 12 Antennas Finally, the wave equation for the magnetic vector potential is ∇2A + ω 2 µ ε A = ∇2A + β 2 A = − µ J For the electric field we have ρ ∇ ⋅ D = ρ ⇒ ∇ ⋅ E = ∇ ⋅ ( − j ω A − ∇φ ) = ε ρ 2 2 ∇ φ + jω ∇ ⋅ A = ∇ φ + jω ( − jω µ ε φ ) = − ε The wave equation for the electric scalar potential is ρ ∇ φ +ω µε φ = ∇ φ + β φ = − ε 2 © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 2 2 2 13 Antennas The wave equations are inhomogenoeous Helmholtz equations, which apply to regions where currents and charges are not zero. We use the following system of coordinates for an antenna body J( r ') ρ ( r ') z Observation point r − r' dV ' r' r y x © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series Radiating antenna body 14 Antennas The generals solutions for the wave equations are − jβ r − r ' J ( r ') e µ A( r ) = 4π ∫∫∫V r − r' φ ( r) = 1 4πε ∫∫∫V ρ ( r ') e− jβ r − r ' r − r' dV ' dV ' The integrals are extended to all points over the antenna body where the sources (current density, charge) are not zero. The effect of each volume element of the antenna is to radiate a radial wave e − jβ r − r ' r − r' © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 15 Antennas Infinitesimal Antenna z Observation point J(0) ρ (0) r = r − r' ∆S r' = 0 ∆z y dV ' x Infinitesimal antenna body I = constant phasor © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series ∆ z << λ Dielectric medium (ε , µ) 16 Antennas The current flowing in the infinitesimal antenna is assumed to be constant and oriented along the z−axis I = ∆ S ⋅ J ( r ') = ∆ S ⋅ J ( 0 ) ∆V ' = ∆ S ⋅ ∆ z ∆V 'J ( r ') = I ∆ z iz The solution of the wave equation for the magnetic vector potential simply becomes the evaluation of the integrand at the origin µ I ∆ z e− j β r A= iz 4π r © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 1 H= µ∇×A ⇒ E= 1 ∇×H jω ε 17 Antennas There is still a major mathematical step left. The curl operations must be expressed in terms of spherical coordinates z iϕ r ir iθ Polar angle θ x ϕ Azimuthal angle © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series y iϕ 18 Antennas In spherical coordinates ir r iθ r sin θ i ϕ ∂ ∇×A= 2 r sin θ ∂ r ∂ ∂θ ∂ ∂ϕ Ar rAθ r sin θ Aϕ 1 1 ∂ ∂ = sin θ Aϕ − ( Aθ ) i r ∂ϕ r sin θ ∂ θ ( ) ∂ 1 1 ∂ + ( Ar ) − r Aϕ iθ r sin θ ∂ ϕ ∂r 1∂ ∂ + ( r Aθ ) − ( Ar ) i ϕ r ∂ r ∂θ ( © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series ) 19 Antennas We had µ I ∆ z e− j β r A= iz 4π r ⇒ with i z = i r cos θ − i θ sin θ j µ β I ∆ z e− j β r 1 1+ sin θ ∇ × A = iϕ 4π r jβ r For the fields we have − jβ r I j β ∆ z e 1 1 H = ∇ × A = iϕ 1+ sin θ 4π r jβ r µ © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 20 Antennas − jβ r µ jβ I ∆ z e E= ∇×H= jω ε ε 4π r 1 1 1 × 2 cos θ + ir 2 jβ r ( jβ r ) 1 1 + sin θ 1 + + iθ 2 jβ r ( jβ r ) The general field expressions can be simplified for observation point at large distance from the infinitesimal antenna 1 >> 1 jβ r © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series >> 1 ( jβ r ) 2 ⇒ βr= 2π λ r >> 1 21 Antennas At large distance we have the expressions for the Far Field jβ I ∆ z e− j β r H ≈ iϕ sin θ 4π r E ≈ iθ − jβ r µ jβ I ∆ z e sin θ 4π r ε 2π r >> λ • At sufficient distance from the antenna, the radiated fields are perpendicular to each other and to the direction of propagation. • The magnetic field and electric field are in phase and µ E = H =η H ε These are also properties of uniform plane waves. © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 22 Antennas However, there are significant differences with respect to a uniform plane wave: • The surfaces of constant phase are spherical instead of planar, and the wave travels in the radial direction. • The intensities of the fields are inversely proportional to the distance, therefore the field intensities decay while they are constant for a uniform plane wave. • The field intensities are not constant on a given surface of constant phase. The intensity depends on the sine of the polar angle θ. The radiated power density is { } 2 1 1 µ * P( t ) = Re E × H = i r Hϕ 2 2 ε 2 η β I ∆ z 2 = ir sin θ 2 4π r © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 23 Antennas z P( t ) Hϕ J θ r Eθ ϕ The spherical wave resembles a plane wave locally in a small neighborhood of the point ( r, θ, ϕ ). © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 24 Antennas Radiation Patterns Electric Field and Magnetic Field Eθ or Hϕ z y θ x x Fixed r Plane containing the antenna Plane perpendicular to the antenna proportional to sinθ omnidirectional or isotropic © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 25 Antennas Time−average Power Flow (Poynting Vector) y P( t ) z θ x x Fixed r Plane containing the antenna Plane perpendicular to the antenna proportional to sin2θ omnidirectional or isotropic © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 26 Antennas Total Radiated Power The time−average power flow is not uniform on the spherical wave front. In order to obtain the total power radiated by the infinitesimal antenna, it is necessary to integrate over the sphere 2π Ptot = dϕ 0 = 2π ∫ π ∫0 dθ r 2 sin θ P (t ) 2 ηβ I ∆z 2 π 3 = 2 π θ sin θ r d ∫ 0 2 4π r =4 3 4π η β I ∆ z = 3 4π 2 Note: the total radiated power is independent of distance. Although the power density decreases with distance, the integral of the power over concentric spherical wave fronts remains constant. © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 27 Antennas Ptot1 = Ptot 2 Ptot 2 Ptot1 © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 28 Antennas The total radiated power is also the power delivered by the transmission line to the real part of the equivalent impedance seen at the input of the antenna 2 1 2 4πη 2π I ∆ z 1 2 2πη ∆ z 2 Ptot = I Req = = I 2 3 λ 4π 2 3 λ Req The equivalent resistance of the antenna is usually called radiation resistance. In free space 2 ∆ z µo η = ηo = = 120π [ Ω ] ⇒ Req = 80π 2 Ω] [ λ εo © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 29 Antennas The total radiated power is also used to define the average power density emitted by the antenna. The average power density corresponds to the radiation of a hypothetical omnidirectional (isotropic) antenna, which is used as a reference to understand the directive properties of any antenna. Power radiation pattern of an omnidirectional average antenna Power radiation pattern of the actual antenna z θ x Pave P( t, θ ) © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 30 Antennas The time−average power density is given by Pave = Total Radiated Power Surface of wave front = η η β I ∆ z 2 1 β I ∆ z) = = = 2 12π ( 2 3 4π r 4π r 4π r Ptot 2 The directive gain of the infinitesimal antenna is defined as D(θ , ϕ ) = P( t , r, θ ) Pave 2 −1 η β I ∆ z η β I ∆ z 2 = si n θ 2 4π r 3 4π r 2 3 2 = sin θ 2 © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 31 Antennas The maximum value of the directive gain is called directivity of the antenna. For the infinitesimal antenna, the maximum of the directive gain occurs when the polar angle θ is 90° 3 2π = 1.5 Directivity = max { D(θ , ϕ )} = sin 2 2 The directivity gives a measure of how the actual antenna performs in the direction of maximum radiation, with respect to the ideal isotropic antenna which emits the average power in all directions. z Pave P max 90° x © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 32 Antennas The infinitesimal antenna is a suitable model to study the behavior of the elementary radiating element called Hertzian dipole. Consider two small charge reservoirs, separated by a distance ∆z, which exchange mobile charge in the form of an oscillatory curent I( t) t − + − + − + + − + − + − ∆z © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 33 Antennas The Hertzian dipole can be used as an elementary model for many natural charge oscillation phenomena. The radiated fields can be described by using the results of the infinitesimal antenna. Assuming a sinusoidally varying charge flow between the reservoirs, the oscillating current is I( t) current flowing out of reservoir d d = q( t) = qo cos(ω t) dt dt charge on reference reservoir ⇒ I o = jω qo phasor Radiation pattern Io qo © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 34 Antennas A short wire antenna has a triangular current distribution, since the current itself has to reach a null at the end the wires. The current can be made approximately uniform by adding capacitor plates. Imax ∆z Io Io The small capacitor plate antenna is equivalent to a Hertzian dipole and the radiated fields can also be described by using the results of the infinitesimal antenna. The short wire antenna can be described by the same results, if one uses an average current value giving the same integral of the current Io = Imax 2 © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 35 Antennas Example − A Hertzian dipole is 1.0 mm long and it operates at the frequency of 1.0 GHz, with feeding current Io = 1.0 Ampéres. Find the total radiated power. λ = c f ≈ 3 × 10 8 109 = 0.3 m = 300 mm ∆ z = 1 mm λ ⇒ Hertzian dipole 4π η 2π Io ∆ z 2 1 2π 2 = 120π ( ) ( 1 ⋅ 10 −3 )2 Ptot = 3 λ 4π 12π η 0.3 o λ Io ∆z = 4.39 mW For a short dipole with triangular current distribution and maximum current Imax = 1.0 Ampére Io = Imax 2 ⇒ © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series Ptot = 4.39 / 4 ≈ 1.09 mW 36 Antennas Time−dependent fields - Consider the far−field approximation { } jβ I ∆ z sin θ j (ω t − β r ) H ( t ) = Re H e e ≈ i ϕ Re 4π r β I ∆ z sin θ 2 ≈ i ϕ Re jcos(ω t − β r )+ j sin(ω t − β r ) 4π r β I ∆ z sin θ ≈ −iϕ sin(ω t − β r ) 4π r jω t ( { E ( t ) = Re E e jω t ) } β I ∆ z sin θ ≈ − iθ η sin(ω t − β r ) 4π r © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 37 Antennas Linear Antennas Consider a dipole with wires of length comparable to the wavelength. z L2 θ' ∆z z' r' iθ ' iθ r θ − L1 © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 38 Antennas Because of its length, the current flowing in the antenna wire is a function of the coordinate z. To evaluate the far−field at an observation point, we divide the antenna into segments which can be considered as elementary infinitesimal antennas. The electric field radiated by each element , in the far−field approximation, is − jβ r ' µ jβ I ∆ z e sin θ ' 4π r ' ε ∆ E' = iθ In far−field conditions we can use these additional approximations θ ≈θ' r ' ≈ r − z 'cos θ © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 39 Antennas The lines r and r’ are nearly parallel under these assumptions. z L2 θ'≈θ r' r ∆z z' θ z 'cos θ © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series This length is neglected if r ' ≈ r − z 'cos θ 40 Antennas The electric field contributions due to each infinitesimal segment becomes you cannot neglect here ∆ E' = iθ − jβ r jβ z 'cosθ j β ∆ z e e I µ sin θ ε 4π r − 4π z 'cos θ you can neglect here The total fields are obtained by integration of all the contributions E = iθ L2 µ jβ e− j β r sin θ ⋅ ∫ I( z) e jβ z cosθ dz − L1 ε 4π r L2 jβ e− j β r H = iϕ sin θ ⋅ ∫ I( z) e jβ z cosθ dz − L1 4π r © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 41 Antennas Short Dipole Consider a short symmetric dipole comprising two wires, each of length L << λ . Assume a triangular distribution of the phasor current on the wires Imax ( 1 − z L ) I( z) = Imax ( 1 + z L ) z≥0 z<0 The integral in the field expressions becomes ∫ L L 2L jβ z cosθ I( z) e I( z) dz = dz ≈ Imax −L −L 2 ≈1 since max ∫ βz = β ⋅ L = 2π λ L 1 for a short dipole ⇒ e jβ z cosθ ≈ 1 © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 42 Antennas The final expression for far−fields of the short dipole are similar to the expressions for the Hertzian dipole where the average of the triangular current distribution is used E = iθ − jβ r µ jβ e ε 4π r ∆z Imax sin θ ⋅ 2 L ⋅ 2 average current = iθ µ jβ Imax L e− jβ r sin θ ε 4π r jβ Imax L e− jβ r H = iϕ sin θ 4π r © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 43 Antennas Half−wavelength dipole Consider a symmetric linear antenna with total length λ/2 and assume a current phasor distribution on the wires which is approximately sinusoidal I( z) = Imax cos(β z) The integral in the field expressions is λ 4 ∫ −λ 4 Imax cos ( β z) e © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series jβ z cos θ π cos θ dz = cos 2 2 β sin θ 2 Imax 44 Antennas We obtain the far−field expressions E = iθ µ j e− jβ r Imax π cos θ cos 2 ε 2π r sin θ j e− jβ r Imax π cos θ H = iϕ cos 2 2π r sin θ and the time−average Poynting vector P( t ) = i r 2 µ Imax 2 π cos θ cos 2 2 2 2 ε 8π r sin θ © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 45 Antennas The total radiated power is obtained after integration of the time−average Poynting vector 1 2 Ptot = Imax 2 µ 1 2π 1 − cos ( u) du ∫ 0 u ε 4π ≈ 2.4376 µ 1 2 = Imax ⋅ 0.193978 2 ε Req The integral above cannot be solved analytically, but the value is found numerically or from published tables. The equivalent resistance of the half−wave dipole antenna in air is then µ Req ( λ 2) = ⋅ 0.193978 ≈ 73.07 Ω ε © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 46 Antennas The direction of maximum radiation strength is obtained again for polar angle θ =90° ande we obtain the directivity D= P( t, r, 90°) Ptot 4π r 2 = 2 µ Imax ε 8π 2 r 2 1 2 I 2 2 max 8π r µ ⋅ 2.4376 ε ≈ 1.641 The directivity of the half−wavelength dipole is marginally better than the directivity for a Hertzian dipole (D = 1.5). The real improvement is in the much larger radiation resistance, which is now comparable to the characteristic impedance of typical transmission line. © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 47 Antennas From the linear antenna applet Radiation Pattern for E and H © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series Power Radiation Pattern 48 Antennas For short dipoles of length 0.0005 λ to 0.05 λ Radiation Pattern for E and H © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series Power Radiation Pattern 49 Antennas Radiation Pattern for E and H © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series Power Radiation Pattern 50 Antennas Radiation Pattern for E and H © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series Power Radiation Pattern 51 Antennas For general symmetric linear antennas with two wires of length L, it is convenient to express the current distribution on the wires as I ( z) = Imax sin { β ( L − z ) } The integral in the field expressions is now L ∫ −L = Imax sin β ( L − z ) e jβ z cosθ dz = 2 Imax 2 β sin θ { cos ( β L cosθ ) − cos ( β L) } © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 52 Antennas The field expressions become E = iθ = iθ L2 µ j β e− jβ r sin θ ⋅ ∫ I( z) e jβ z cosθ dz − L1 ε 4π r µ j Imax e− jβ r cos ( β L cos θ ) − cos ( β L ) } { ε 2π r sin θ L2 j β e− jβ r H = iϕ sin θ ⋅ ∫ I( z) e jβ z cosθ dz − L1 4π r j Imax e− jβ r = iϕ cos ( β L cos θ ) − cos ( β L ) } { 2π r sin θ © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series 53 Antennas Examples of long wire antennas Radiation Pattern for E and H © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series Power Radiation Pattern 54 Antennas Radiation Pattern for E and H © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series Power Radiation Pattern 55 Antennas Radiation Pattern for E and H © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series Power Radiation Pattern 56 Antennas Radiation Pattern for E and H © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series Power Radiation Pattern 57 Antennas Radiation Pattern for E and H © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series Power Radiation Pattern 58 Antennas Radiation Pattern for E and H © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series Power Radiation Pattern 59 Antennas Radiation Pattern for E and H © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series Power Radiation Pattern 60 Antennas Radiation Pattern for E and H © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series Power Radiation Pattern 61 Antennas Radiation Pattern for E and H © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series Power Radiation Pattern 62 Antennas Radiation Pattern for E and H © Amanogawa, 2006 – Digital Maestro Series Power Radiation Pattern 63