Pulse Radiation Characteristics Prediction Method of Vivaldi Antenna based on Dipole Array

Authors

  • Binwen Wang Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology Xi’an 710024, China
  • Hui Ning Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology Xi’an 710024, China
  • Hao Cai Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology Xi’an 710024, China
  • Qilong Liu Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology Xi’an 710024, China
  • Yan Wang Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology Xi’an 710024, China
  • Youjie Yan Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology Xi’an 710024, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/2024.ACES.J.390506

Keywords:

Vivaldi antenna, dipole array, pulse radiation characteristics, antenna array, beam scanning

Abstract

This paper presents a theoretical method to estimate the pulse radiation characteristics of Vivaldi antennas. Based on the surface current distribution and the ultra-wideband radiation principle, Vivaldi antenna is equivalently modeled as a dipole array, and the pulse radiation characteristics of a single Vivaldi antenna are brought out utilizing the spatial superposition approach. Then, the influences and results of the Vivaldi antenna pulse characteristics prediction with different construction ways of the dipole array and element numbers are furthermore investigated. Next, a quadratic spatial superposition technique is employed to complete the theoretical prediction for time-domain radiation characteristics of Vivaldi antenna arrays. Experiments and simulations are conducted separately to verify the proposed method for both single Vivaldi antenna and array. The validated results demonstrate that the dipole array-based theoretical prediction method can effectively capture the pulse radiation characteristics for both individual Vivaldi antenna and array operating in different modes, thereby addressing challenges associated with estimating radiation characteristics in ultra-wideband pulse applications.

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Author Biographies

Binwen Wang, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology Xi’an 710024, China

Binwen Wang was born in Gansu, China, in 1993. He received his B.S. degree in Nuclear Science from Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China, in 2015, and his M.S. degree in Electromagnetic Field and Microwave Techn-ology from the Northwest Institute of Nuclear Techn-ology, Xi’an, China, in 2017. He is currently an Engineer at the Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology. His research interests include time-domain electromagnetics and ultra-widebandantenna.

Hui Ning, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology Xi’an 710024, China

Hui Ning was born in Zhejiang, China, in 1969. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Nuclear Science and Technology from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 1997 and 2001, respectively. He is currently a Professor at the Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Xi’an, China, specializing in time-domain electromagnetics and the pulse power technique and itsapplications.

Hao Cai, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology Xi’an 710024, China

Hao Cai was born in Henan, China, in 1997. He received his B.S. and M.S. degree in Electromagnetic Field and Microwave Technology from the National Defense University of Science and Technology, Chang-sha, China, in 2019 and 2021. He is currently an Engineer at the Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, specializing in ultra-wideband pulse generator.

Qilong Liu, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology Xi’an 710024, China

Qilong Liu was born in Hubei, China, in 1997. He received his B.S. degree in Power System and Automation from the Army Engineering University of PLA, Shijiazhuang, China, in 2019. He is currently an Assistant Engineer at the Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, specializing in ultra-wideband antenna.

Yan Wang, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology Xi’an 710024, China

Yan Wang was born in Ningxia, China, in 2000. She received her B.S. degree in Electromagnetic Field and Microwave Technology from the National Defense University of Science and Technology, Chang-sha, China, in 2022. She is currently an Engineer at the Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, specializing in ultra-wideband pulse generator.

Youjie Yan, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology Xi’an 710024, China

Youjie Yan was born in Henan, China, in 1982. He received the B.S. degree in electronical information science and technology from Xidian University, Xi’an China, in 2005, the M.S. degree in electromagnetic field and microwave technology from the Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Xi’an, China, in 2008, and the Ph.D. degree in plasma physics from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China. He is currently a Professor level senior engineer. His research interests include the time-domain electromagnetics and the electromagnetic compatibility.

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2024-05-31

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B. Wang, H. Ning, H. Cai, Q. Liu, Y. Wang, and Y. Yan, “Pulse Radiation Characteristics Prediction Method of Vivaldi Antenna based on Dipole Array”, ACES Journal, vol. 39, no. 05, pp. 422–432, May 2024.

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