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Utilizando CORPS-BFN para alimentar sistemas de antenas de múltiples haces
(2007) Betancourt Quiñones, Diego; Río Bocio, Carlos del; Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica; Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa eta Elektronikoa
This paper present an application of the Coherently Radiating Periodic Structures - CORPS on the design of a Beam Forming Network -BFN. The Named CORPS-BFN is a novel feeding network with special behaviour characteristics that allows several improvements compared with classical feeding networks, such as, the reduction of necessary electronic to control a phased array and the possibility to have several beams very close to each other. In this paper, an analytical comparison of CORPS-BFN with both a Horn Antenna Array and a uniformly field distribution antenna will be analyzed. This study shows how applying this technology to a Multibeam antenna system the area necessary to radiate 7 independent beams can be drastically reduced.
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Coherently radiating periodic structures (CORPS) and the human eye: working principle
(2005) Betancourt Quiñones, Diego; Ibáñez Loinaz, Asier; Río Bocio, Carlos del; Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica; Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa eta Elektronikoa
In this paper a new philosophy to design antenna systems is presented. It is based on the recently proposed Coherently Radiating Periodic Structures (CORPS). These structures are essentially a periodic structure which all the elements are radiating elements coupled coherently (in-phase). The working principle of these structures is quite similar that the working principle of the photoreceptors of the human eye detecting images, opening the possibilities to define high resolution artificial visual systems.
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Coherently radiating periodic structures (CORPS): aplicaciones prácticas
(2005) Ibáñez Loinaz, Asier; Betancourt Quiñones, Diego; Río Bocio, Carlos del; Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica; Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa eta Elektronikoa
In this paper some possible applications of the new philosophy to design antenna systems based on the Coherently Radiating Periodic Structures (CORPS) is presented. This principle could allow the designer to simplify the needed feeding network for many array antenna systems since some elements could be coupled from the neighbouring ones, keeping the original excitation profile. It will be also shown in this paper how the three dimensional version of CORPS could be understood as a focusing planar lens, since it is possible to distribute the information of one element to many radiating elements by using the coherent coupling mechanism between all the elements of the whole structure. With this configuration, many directive beams could be really close to each other, increasing the possibilities to handle high resolution in imaging systems.
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Using CORPS-BFN to feed multibeam antenna systems
(2007) Betancourt Quiñones, Diego; Río Bocio, Carlos del; Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica; Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa eta Elektronikoa
In this paper, a simple example of application of the CORPS-BFN concept has been presented. A multibeam antenna system is seen as a small part of the human eye, and therefore, improving the similarity of the whole system with the human eye, the main features of the system could be also improved.
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Study of the human eye working principle: an impressive high angular resolution system with simple array detectors
(IEEE, 2006) Betancourt Quiñones, Diego; Río Bocio, Carlos del; Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica; Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa eta Elektronikoa
In this paper the working principle of the human eye is studied since uses very simple detectors, cones and rods, to provide an impressive high angular resolution without using any kind of scanning technique. Usually the resolution capability of the human eyes has been attributed to the complexity of the brain, but it is quite difficult to understand that something, specially small details, that it has not been seen by the eyes could be generated by the brain. Finally, it will be proved that with the actual technology and design philosophy of array antenna systems, the maximum achievable angular resolution of a realistic antenna array system is seriously limited and it is equivalent to the one that it could have an insect with compound eyes. It is clear the human eye is able to overcome this limit, and the idea is to learn how to introduce this to the design procedure of antenna array systems.
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Designing feeding networks with CORPS: coherently radiating periodic structures
(2006) Betancourt Quiñones, Diego; Río Bocio, Carlos del; Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica; Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa eta Elektronikoa
The design of feeding networks in phased array systems results tricky since all the complex excitations should be provided to all the radiating elements of the system. Where the number of radiating elements increases the complexity of the feeding network also increase significantly. In this paper we study the possibility to apply the concepts of CORPS structures to the feeding network, obtaining a general feeding network design where the excitations should be introduced before the network and not after, reducing strongly the number of phase shifters and attenuators needed to electronically scan the beam.
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Redes de alimentación de agrupaciones basadas en CORPS
(2006) Betancourt Quiñones, Diego; Río Bocio, Carlos del; Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica; Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa eta Elektronikoa
A new beam-forming Network concept is introduced. This Network is based in the design principles of CORPS. The new proposed structure presents an improvement in design over the traditional beam-forming Network -BFN since, with this kind of feed networks, is feasible to reduce the number of the Phase Shifters of N:1. Two implementations, based on Gysel Power Dividers, are also showed to corroborate the theoretical concepts.
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A general beam-forming network made with CORPS
(2006) Betancourt Quiñones, Diego; Río Bocio, Carlos del; Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica; Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa eta Elektronikoa
A new beam-forming network concept is introduced. This network is based in the design principles of CORPS. The new proposed structure presents an improvement in design over the traditional beam-forming network since, with this kind of feed networks, is feasible to reduce the number of the Phase Shifters of N:1. Two implementations, based on Gysel Power Dividers, are also showed to corroborate the theoretical concepts.
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Meta-material behaviour of the new Coherently Radiating Periodic Structures (CORPS)
(2005) Betancourt Quiñones, Diego; Ibáñez Loinaz, Asier; García Esparza, Raúl; Río Bocio, Carlos del; Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica; Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa eta Elektronikoa
In this paper, the study of the new Coherently Radiating Periodic Structures (CORPS) like a Metamaterial sets out. The shape of the structure under study is composed by two different layers, one layer is an array of square metallic patches and the other layer is an array of cross shaped slots. All the elements of each layer are placed in a rectangular lattice grid of lg, ensuring coherent coupling between elements of the same layer being this the main feature of the Coherently Radiating Periodic Structures (CORPS). To built up the whole structure, a total number of three layers (patches-slots-patches) are stacked and separated by dielectric slabs of either 10.2 or 1.0006 (air) of permittivity. The simulations were done using MoM and Finite Elements Method (i.e. Ansoft Designer and HFSS respectively).
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Coherently radiating periodic structures (CORPS): a step towards high resolution imaging systems?
(IEEE, 2005) García Esparza, Raúl; Betancourt Quiñones, Diego; Ibáñez Loinaz, Asier; Río Bocio, Carlos del; Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica; Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa eta Elektronikoa
The coherently radiating periodic structures (CORPS) uses the existing mutual coupling between the elements of an array to spread horizontally and coherently (in-phase) the complex amplitudes of each active element of the array. Despite the elements of the array were not too directive, the corporative behavior of all them, radiating coherently the same information, provides high directive beams arising from each array element, being possible narrow distances between beams. This concept applied to imaging systems, based on periodic disposition of low-profile radiating elements, could offer high resolution images in the range of microwaves and millimeter waves.