EP2622685A1 - Reflecteur d'antenne large bande pour une antenne filaire plane a polarisation circulaire et procede de realisation du reflecteur d'antenne - Google Patents
Reflecteur d'antenne large bande pour une antenne filaire plane a polarisation circulaire et procede de realisation du reflecteur d'antenneInfo
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- the invention applies to the field of circular polarization plane wired antennas for broadband transmitting or receiving devices. It relates to an antenna reflector for such an antenna, an antenna device comprising the reflector and the antenna, and a method of producing the antenna reflector.
- the antennas must have a wide operating frequency band, for example of the order of the decade, that is to say a frequency band whose maximum frequency is at least ten times the minimum frequency.
- Planar circular polarization antennas such as spiral antennas are part of these broadband antennas.
- a spiral antenna generally consists of a dielectric substrate on which is etched a radiating element.
- the radiating element comprises at least two spirally wound strands and the inner ends of which are supplied with current. Depending on the number of strands and the phase of the current in each strand, the electromagnetic radiation of the spiral antenna is different.
- the width of the frequency band depends on the inner and outer diameters of the spiral.
- a plane wire antenna has a plane of symmetry and thus radiates throughout the space, in particular in the two directions orthogonal to the plane of the antenna.
- antennas must not interfere with other nearby systems. Therefore, they are very often specified to radiate in a half-space.
- the antenna is associated with a reflector that converts the bidirectional radiation into a unidirectional radiation. From a practical point of view, this reflector also plays a role of support for stiffening the antenna and supply current.
- the reflector comprises an electrical conducting plane disposed at a distance from the antenna equal to one quarter of the average wavelength of the radiation that it emits or receives.
- the electric field of the reflected back radiation is in phase with the electric field of the forward radiation.
- the main disadvantage of this solution is that the distance can be optimally adjusted only for a single wavelength. The electric field of the radiation emitted or received at wavelengths distant from this average wavelength may therefore be disturbed, thereby limiting the bandwidth of the antenna.
- Another disadvantage of this solution is that a quarter of the wavelength quickly represents a significant distance for the low frequencies, which generates an overall thickness for the relatively large antenna.
- the electrical conductor plane allows the propagation of surface currents and reflection and diffraction phenomena occur at the edge of the antenna, thereby generating spurious radiation.
- the antenna reflector comprises an Artificial Magnetic Conductive (AMC) type structure arranged under the plane of the antenna on the side of the rear radiation.
- a conventional CMA structure includes a dielectric substrate, electrical conductive patterns periodically disposed on a first surface of the dielectric substrate and a uniform electrical conductor plane forming a ground plane on a second surface of the dielectric substrate. Each conductive pattern can be connected to the ground plane by vias, generally called “vias” in the Anglo-Saxon literature.
- a CMA structure has the property of reflecting the electric field of the rear radiation in phase with the electric field of the forward radiation. It can therefore be positioned as close to the antenna and allow a reduction in the thickness of the antenna device comprising the antenna and the CMA structure.
- a CMA structure may also have the property of prohibiting the propagation of electromagnetic waves in certain directions of the plane in which the conductive patterns are arranged, which prevents generating parasitic radiation.
- This is called electromagnetic band gap (EIB) structure.
- EIB electromagnetic band gap
- the properties of a type structure BIE or CMA occur only in a certain frequency band, called either BIE band or CMA band depending on the case.
- This frequency band in particular its central frequency and its low and high cutoff frequencies, depend on the shape and dimensions of the conductive patterns, as well as the thickness and the relative permittivity of the dielectric substrate of the structure.
- the bandwidth is very small. that is to say, much lower than the octave.
- the constraints on the thickness make current antennas comprising a BIE or CMA reflector do not allow to operate over a wide frequency band, greater than the decade.
- An object of the invention is in particular to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks by proposing a broadband antenna reflector having a reduced thickness based on a hybrid structure.
- This hybrid structure comprises both an electrical conductive plane of the type of the first solution and a CMA type structure based on the second solution.
- the subject of the invention is an antenna reflector locally having either electromagnetic properties of an electrical conductor or electromagnetic properties close to a magnetic conductor, depending on the radiation emitted or received locally by the antenna.
- the subject of the invention is an antenna reflector on which can be mounted a circular polarized plane wire antenna capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation in two directions orthogonal to the plane of the antenna on a predetermined frequency band, the reflector antenna being characterized in that it comprises:
- ⁇ a first reflection area adapted to reflect, with a phase shift close to 180 degrees, an electric field of the electromagnetic radiation back said whose frequency is within a first frequency subband, the first reflector region being adapted to come in with respect to an area of the antenna capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation in the first sub-frequency band at a distance to reflect the electric field of the radiation back electromagnetic substantially in phase with the electric field of electromagnetic radiation said before, and
- ⁇ a second reflection area adapted to reflect, with a phase shift angle between two values around the value of zero degree, the electric field of the back electromagnetic radiation whose frequency is within a second frequency subband, the second reflection zone being adapted to come opposite an area of the antenna capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation in the second frequency sub-band, at a distance making it possible to reflect the electric field of the rear electromagnetic radiation substantially in phase with the electric field of the electromagnetic radiation before.
- the reflector may comprise several reflection zones each able to reflect, with a phase difference between two values surrounding the zero degree value, the electric field of the rear electromagnetic radiation whose frequency is within a frequency subband. Each reflection zone is then able to come face to face with an area of the antenna capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation in the sub-frequency band considered, at a distance making it possible to reflect the electric field of the rear electromagnetic radiation. substantially in phase with the electric field of the front electromagnetic radiation.
- the reflector may comprise several reflection zones each capable of reflecting, with a phase difference of about 180 degrees, the electric field of the rear electromagnetic radiation whose frequency is within a sub-frequency band.
- Each reflection zone is then able to come opposite a zone of the antenna capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation in the sub-frequency band considered, at a distance making it possible to reflect the electric field of the rear electromagnetic radiation. substantially in phase with the electric field of the front electromagnetic radiation.
- the first frequency subband corresponds to the highest frequencies of the predetermined frequency band.
- the reflector can thus be placed at a distance from the antenna substantially equal to one quarter of the wavelength of the central frequency of this sub-frequency band, or relatively close to the antenna.
- the frequency sub-bands considered as a whole substantially cover the entire predetermined frequency band.
- the electric field of the rear electromagnetic radiation can thus be in phase with the electric field of the front electromagnetic radiation over the entire frequency band of the antenna.
- the reflector may comprise a substrate of dielectric material and a ground plane formed on a first surface of the substrate, the first reflection zone being formed on a second surface of the substrate by an electrically conductive pattern, the other reflection zone or zones being each formed on the second surface of the substrate by a set of electrical conductive patterns arranged in a non-contiguous manner.
- the first and second surfaces of the substrate are substantially flat and parallel to each other.
- the second surface of the substrate has a conical shape.
- the electrical conductive patterns of the sets forming reflection zones able to reflect the electric field of the rear electromagnetic radiation with a phase difference between two values surrounding the zero degree value can be electrically connected to the ground plane.
- the two angle values surrounding the value of zero degrees are substantially equal to -120 degrees and +120 degrees.
- the invention also relates to an antenna device comprising a circular polarized plane wire antenna capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation over a predetermined frequency band and an antenna reflector according to the invention.
- the invention also relates to a method of producing the antenna reflector according to the invention.
- the method comprises the following steps:
- ⁇ a step of determining the shape and dimensions of a second reflection area of the antenna reflector adapted to reflect, with a phase shift angle between two values around the value of zero degree, the electric field of the electromagnetic radiation whose frequency is in the second frequency sub-band, so that this reflection zone can come opposite the zone of the antenna where the electromagnetic radiation can be emitted by the antenna in the second sub-frequency band has the highest amplitude, at a distance allowing reflection of the electric field of the rear electromagnetic radiation substantially in phase with the electric field of the electromagnetic radiation before.
- the method may comprise the following additional steps: a step of determining a minimum distance dEmin that can separate the antenna from the first reflection zone of the antenna reflector without significantly altering the amplitude distribution of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the antenna; antenna in the first frequency sub-band,
- the invention has the particular advantage that it allows to maintain a reflection coefficient close to the value one over a wide frequency band, nominally over the entire operating frequency band of the antenna.
- FIG. 1 represents an example of an antenna device comprising a spiral antenna and an antenna reflector according to the invention
- FIG. 2 represents possible steps for the method of producing an antenna reflector according to the invention
- FIGS. 3a and 3b show examples of amplitude distributions of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by a spiral antenna at a given frequency depending on whether the electromagnetic radiation is altered or not by the presence of the antenna reflector;
- FIG. 4 represents an example of a phase diagram obtained in a step of the method of producing an antenna reflector according to the invention.
- a perfect electrical conductor, or PEC for "Perfect Electric Conductor” according to the English expression is a structure whose surface has an infinite electrical conductivity. The tangential electric field on this surface is always zero. An incident electric field meeting the surface is reflected in phase opposition, regardless of its frequency. For the rest of the description, electrical conductors are considered to be perfect electrical conductors.
- a perfect magnetic conductor, or PMC for "Perfect Magnetic Conductor” according to the English expression is a structure having a surface on which the tangential magnetic field is always zero. An incident magnetic field meeting this surface vanishes, while the incident electric field is reflected in phase.
- a surface having electromagnetic properties close to a perfect magnetic conductor in a given frequency band is a surface for which the phase of the reflection coefficient at the frequencies considered is between two values around 0 °.
- the phase of the reflection coefficient is for example between -1 20 and 1 20 degrees.
- a surface having electromagnetic properties adjacent to a perfect magnetic conductor in a given frequency band is generally referred to as a high impedance surface for that frequency band.
- FIG. 1 represents an example of antenna device 1 comprising a spiral antenna 2 and an antenna reflector 3 according to the invention.
- the spiral antenna 2 is capable of transmitting on a predetermined frequency band, called the operating frequency band AF. It can emit electromagnetic radiation in two directions orthogonal to its plane. Electromagnetic radiation propagating in the opposite direction to antenna reflector 3 is referred to as forward radiation, and electromagnetic radiation propagating in the opposite direction is referred to as back radiation.
- the spiral antenna 2 comprises a dielectric substrate 21 and two electrical conductor strands 22a and 22b forming the radiating element of the spiral antenna 2.
- the dielectric substrate 21 is for example an epoxy plate of the printed circuit type. It comprises an upper surface 24 and a lower surface 25 substantially flat and parallel.
- the conductive strands 22a and 22b have an identical length and are mutually wound around a central point O to form a spiral 26 on the upper surface 24.
- the first strand 22a extends between an inner end A and an outer end B of the spiral 26.
- the second strand 22b extends between an inner end C and an outer end D of the spiral 26.
- the spiral antenna 2 also comprises means for supplying the radiating element, not shown.
- the two strands 22a and 22b are powered at their inner ends A and C by microwave signals in phase opposition.
- the strands 22a and 22b can be printed or etched on the upper surface 24. They can also be formed in an electrically conductive material and fixed on the upper surface 24.
- each conductive strand has a constant thickness and a constant spacing with respect to the other strand.
- the invention also applies to any type of circular polarized plane wire antenna. It applies in particular to equiangular spiral antennas, also called logarithmic spiral antennas, in which the width of the strands and the spacing between the strands increase with the distance from the center of the spiral.
- the spiral antenna of Figure 1 comprises two electrically conductive strands. However, the invention also applies to antennas having a different number of strands.
- the antenna reflector forming the subject of the invention uses the operating properties of planar wire antennas.
- the radiating element of such an antenna when excited, emits electromagnetic radiation from a localized operating zone, related to the relative arrangement of the strands and to the phase shift of the current flowing in the different strands.
- This operating zone has the particularity of varying according to the frequency according to a law specific to each type of plane wire antenna.
- the antenna reflector according to the invention on which an antenna is intended to be mounted, thus comprises at least two reflection zones whose electromagnetic properties adapt to the electromagnetic radiation emitted locally by the antenna.
- a first reflection zone has electromagnetic properties of an electrical conductor, especially in a first frequency sub-band AF1.
- This frequency sub-band AF1 corresponds, for example, to high frequencies of the operating frequency band AF in which the flat wire antenna emits.
- a second reflection zone has electromagnetic properties close to a perfect magnetic conductor in a second frequency sub-band AF2.
- This second frequency sub-band AF2 corresponds, for example, to lower frequencies than those of the first frequency sub-band AF1.
- the antenna reflector thus comprises reflection zones of two different types, namely at least one reflection zone having electromagnetic properties of an electrical conductor, and at least one reflection zone having electromagnetic properties close to a conductor. perfect magnetic.
- the antenna reflector may also comprise additional zones having either electromagnetic properties of an electrical conductor (reflection zones of the first type) or electromagnetic properties close to a perfect magnetic conductor (reflection zones of the second type) in other frequency sub-bands.
- these different frequency sub-bands are determined so as to cover, with the first frequency sub-band AF1, the entire operating frequency band AF.
- the zones having electromagnetic properties of an electrical conductor are alternated with areas having electromagnetic properties adjacent to a perfect magnetic conductor.
- the antenna reflector 3 comprises a dielectric substrate 31, a ground plane 32 carried by a lower surface 33 of the dielectric substrate 31, and three sets 341, 342, 343 of patterns electrical conductors 34 carried by an upper surface 35 of the dielectric substrate 31.
- the dielectric substrate 31 may be a printed circuit type epoxy plate whose upper 35 and lower 33 surfaces are substantially flat and parallel.
- the conductive patterns 34 can then be printed or etched on the upper surface 35 of the dielectric substrate 31. More generally, they can be made by any conventional technique of producing printed circuits. They can also be formed in an electrically conductive material and fixed on the upper surface 35.
- the lower surface 25 of the dielectric substrate 21 of the spiral antenna 2 comes into contact with the upper surface 35 of the dielectric substrate 31 of the reflector antenna 3.
- the dielectric substrate 21 can bear directly on the conductive patterns 34.
- the dielectric substrate 21 then performs an electromagnetic isolation function between the spiral antenna 2 and the antenna reflector 3. This isolation can nevertheless be assured by any other means.
- Each set 341, 342, 343 of conductive patterns 34 is configured to form a reflection zone whose electromagnetic properties may differ from those of other areas to adapt to the electromagnetic radiation to reflect locally.
- the first set 341 of conductive patterns 34 has only one conductive pattern in the form of a disc.
- the conductive disc 36 thus forms a first reflection zone 341 A whose electromagnetic properties are similar to those of an electrical conductor. This zone 341 A therefore belongs to the first type of reflection zone.
- the conductive disk 36 has electromagnetic properties of an electrical conductor at least in the first frequency sub-band AF1.
- the antenna reflector 3 can thus be placed at a distance relatively close to the spiral antenna 2.
- the distance considered between the antenna reflector 3 and the spiral antenna 2 may be the distance between the upper surface 35 of the dielectric substrate 31 of the antenna reflector 3 and the upper surface 24 of the dielectric substrate 21 of the spiral antenna 2, called the height h.
- the height h may be substantially equal to an odd integer multiple of quarter wavelengths of the center frequency of the first frequency sub-band AF1 ((2. ⁇ + 1) . ⁇ / 4, where N is a natural integer), the reflected rear electromagnetic radiation being in phase with the incident radiation at the upper surface 24 of the dielectric substrate 21 of the spiral antenna 2.
- the height h is for example substantially equal to a quarter of the length of the wave of the center frequency of the first frequency sub-band AF1.
- the second set 342 of conductive patterns 34 comprises a plurality of non-contiguous electrical conductor patterns 34 disposed on the upper surface 35 so as to generally form an annular reflection zone 342A surrounding the conductive disk 36 and whose center is substantially coincident with the center of the disk
- the third set 343 of conductive patterns 34 comprises a plurality of non-contiguous conducting patterns 34 generally forming an annular reflection zone 343A of diameter greater than the diameter of the annular zone 342A formed by the second set 342 of conducting patterns 34.
- the conductive patterns 34 of the second and third assemblies 342 and 343 may be electrically connected to the ground plane 32, for example via metallized holes made in the dielectric substrate 31 of the antenna reflector 3.
- Each set 342 and 343 of conductive patterns 34 thus form a reflection zone pr showing electromagnetic properties close to a perfect magnetic conductor.
- the geometric shape and the dimensions of the conductive patterns 34 are determined in such a way that each annular reflection zone 342A and 343A, intended locally to form a reflector for the operating zone of the spiral antenna 2 in a frequency sub-band AF2 or AF3, has electromagnetic properties close to a perfect magnetic conductor at least in this frequency sub-band AF2 or AF3.
- the reflection zones 342A and 343A thus belong to the second type of reflection zone.
- the antenna reflector 3 may also include other reflection zones whose electromagnetic properties are similar to those of a electrical conductor (reflection zones of the first type). These reflection zones are provided to come at a distance from the antenna 2 so as to be able to reflect the electric field of the rear electromagnetic radiation substantially in phase with the electric field of the front electromagnetic radiation at the level of the upper surface 24 of the antenna 2.
- the height, or distance, between these reflection zones and the antenna 2 should be substantially equal to an even integer multiple of quarter-wavelengths of the center frequency of the respective frequency sub-band (2 .NA / 4, where N is a natural number). In practice, the height may differ according to the near field emitted by the antenna 2, as explained below.
- FIG. 2 illustrates possible steps of the method of producing an antenna reflector according to the invention for a plane wire antenna.
- a spiral antenna like that shown in FIG. The method nevertheless applies to any type of plane wire antenna with circular polarization.
- a first step 01 the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the spiral antenna 2 alone, that is to say without the antenna reflector 3, is characterized for at least two frequencies belonging to the operating frequency band AF of the spiral antenna 2. It is of course possible to characterize the electromagnetic radiation on two frequency subbands belonging to the operating frequency band AF. For the rest of the description, it is considered that the electromagnetic radiation is characterized for the frequency subbands AF1, AF2 and AF3.
- amplitude and phase distributions of electromagnetic fields emitted by the spiral antenna 2 are determined in the near-field zone in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the spiral antenna 2, in this case the upper surface 24.
- the conductive strands 22a and 22b of the spiral antenna 2 are fed at their inner ends A and C by electric currents of the same amplitudes and generally having a phase difference of 180 degrees.
- the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the spiral antenna 2 has a maximum amplitude when the currents flowing in the strands 22a and 22b are locally in phase.
- the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the spiral antenna 2 at a given frequency has a maximum amplitude in a zone forming a circular ring whose average diameter is substantially equal to the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation divided by the number Pi.
- a second step 1 02 the minimum distance dEmin that can separate the spiral antenna 2 of an electrical conductor without altering the amplitude distribution of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the spiral antenna 2 in the sub-frequency band AF1 is determined.
- the amplitude distribution is for example considered in the near-field area.
- the distance considered is for example the height h between the upper surface 35 of the dielectric substrate 31 of the antenna reflector 3 and the upper surface 24 of the dielectric substrate 21 of the spiral antenna 2.
- the step 1 02 may be carried out on a wide frequency band, for example over the entire operating frequency band AF. In practice, it is essentially to determine the minimum distance to separate the spiral antenna 2 from the reflection zone 341 A having electromagnetic properties of an electrical conductor. Step 1 02 is therefore performed at least for the frequency sub-band AF1.
- FIGS. 3a and 3b show two examples of amplitude distributions of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by a spiral antenna 2 at a given frequency in a plane belonging to the near-field zone parallel to the plane of the spiral antenna 2. The first distribution, represented in FIG.
- FIG. 3a relates to a distance between the spiral antenna 2 and the antenna reflector 3 for which the electromagnetic radiation is not altered; the second distribution, shown in Figure 3b, relates to a distance for which the electromagnetic radiation is altered.
- FIG. 3a there are circular rings 301 to 305 corresponding to different amplitudes of the electrical energy density.
- the rings 301 and 305, 302 and 304, and 303 have, for example average amplitudes respectively equal to 2.1 0 "7 J / m 3, 6.1 0" 7 J / m 3, and 1, 5.10 "6 J / m 3.
- the ring 303 thus corresponds to the operating zone of the spiral antenna 2 at the given frequency
- the annular shape of the amplitude distribution makes it possible to deduce that the electromagnetic radiation is not altered.
- a first zone 306 has an average amplitude substantially equal to 2.10 7 J / m 3.
- Two zones 307a and 307b have an average amplitude substantially equal to 2.5.1 0 -6 J / m 3 , and two zones 308a and 308b present an average amplitude substantially equal to 5.5.1 0 "6 J / m 3.
- Electromagnetic radiation must be examined according to the geometry of the antenna considered.In the case of a spiral antenna, the discriminant form is a circular ring.
- the minimum distance demin can separate the spiral antenna 2 from a perfect magnetic conductor without altering the amplitude distribution of the electromagnetic radiation transmitted by the spiral antenna 2 at least in one of the frequency sub-bands AF2 and AF3 is determined.
- the amplitude distribution is for example considered in the near-field area.
- the distance considered can also be the height h.
- Step 110 can be performed over a wide frequency band, for example over the entire operating frequency band AF. In practice, it is essentially to determine the minimum distance demin to separate the spiral antenna 2 from the reflection zones 342A and 343A whose electromagnetic properties are similar to those of a perfect magnetic conductor.
- Step 103 is therefore preferably performed for the frequency sub-bands AF2 and AF3. Where appropriate, it is performed for each of the frequency sub-bands considered outside the frequency sub-band AF1.
- Step 104 the shape and the dimensions of the first reflection zone 341 A, having electromagnetic properties of an electrical conductor in the frequency sub-band AF1 (reflection zone of the first type), are determined from so that this reflection zone 341 A comes in the vicinity of the operating zone of the spiral antenna 2 in this frequency sub-band AF1.
- Step 1 04 essentially consists of determining the diameter of the conductive disk 36.
- Step 105 the shape and dimensions of the reflection zones 342A and 343A, having electromagnetic properties close to a perfect magnetic conductor in the respective frequency sub-bands AF2 and AF3 (reflection zones of the second type) , are also determined so that each reflection zone 342A and 343A comes in the vicinity of the operating zone of the spiral antenna 2 in the respective frequency sub-band AF2 or AF3.
- Step 105 essentially consists in determining the internal and external diameters of the reflection zones 342A and 343A as well as the lengths of the arcs of circles radially delimiting the conductive patterns 34.
- the step 110 consists in determining the location and the surface of the conductive patterns 34 so that each set of conductive patterns forms a surface having electromagnetic properties adjacent to a perfect magnetic conductor in a sub-frequency band.
- a reflection zone comes in the vicinity of an operating zone of the spiral antenna 2 when it makes it possible to reflect the electromagnetic radiation emitted by this operating zone in the direction desired radiation.
- the steps of the method of producing the antenna reflector 3 can be performed in a different order, as long as the first step 110 is performed before the steps 104 and 105.
- Step 105 may for example be performed by adaptation of conventional CMA structures.
- a conventional CMA structure comprises a dielectric substrate, a ground plane carried by a first surface of the dielectric substrate, and rectangular electrical conductor patterns arranged in a regular matrix and carried by a second surface of the dielectric substrate.
- the thickness of the dielectric substrate of the conventional CMA structure is preferably chosen to be equal to the thickness of the dielectric substrate 31 of the antenna reflector 3.
- a CMA structure has electromagnetic properties close to a perfect magnetic conductor in a sub-band determined frequency.
- a first substep it is determined for each sub-frequency band outside the frequency sub-band AF1, the dimensions (length and width) of the conductive patterns of a conventional CMA structure making it possible to form a surface having properties close to a perfect magnetic conductor in the sub-frequency band considered.
- the surfaces of the conductive patterns forming the reflector are larger and larger as one moves away from the center of the antenna reflector 3.
- the conductive patterns of the conventional CMA structures are adapted to the corresponding operating zone of the spiral antenna 2, each adapted conductive pattern 34 retaining substantially the same surface as that in the conventional CMA structure.
- a phase diagram is constructed resulting from the association of different phase diagrams each associated with one of the conventional CMA structures considered.
- FIG. 4 represents an example of such a phase diagram. Phases of the reflection coefficient of the various conventional CMA structures are plotted on a first graph as a function of the radius of the spiral antenna 2; the operating frequencies of the spiral antenna 2 are plotted on a second graph as a function of the radius of the spiral antenna 2.
- a fourth substep from the phase diagram of FIG. an assembly 342 of conductive patterns 34 for reflecting incident electromagnetic radiation with a phase shift substantially equal to zero degrees.
- the antenna reflector 3 obtained by the method according to the invention is intended to receive a spiral antenna 2 at a minimum distance for which neither the first reflection zone 341 A nor the reflection zones 342A and 343A alter the radiation. electromagnetic.
- the minimum distance preferably corresponds to the maximum between the distances Emin and demin determined in the steps 102 and 103.
- the electromagnetic radiation emitted both in the sub-frequency band frequency band AF1 and in the frequency sub-band AF2 may be in phase with the corresponding reflected electromagnetic radiation in the near-field area.
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