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Multi-OAM-mode travelling wave resonant cavity antenna

DANG Weiguo1;ZHU Yongzhong1;SU Daoyi2;YU Yang1   

  1. (1. Dept. of Information Engineering, Engineering Univ. of PAP, Xian 710086, China;
    2. Guangdong Mikwave Communicaiton Tech. LTD., Guangzhou 510530, China)
  • Received:2017-08-29 Published:2018-09-25

Abstract:

To solve the problems of multimode-working and miniaturization faced with most current orbital angular momentum (OAM) antennas and promote the practical application of OAM in wireless communication, a novel multi-OAM-mode antenna based on the substrate integrated waveguide resonant cavity is designed, fabricated and measured according to the eigen mode theory of the resonant cavity. As simulation and measurement indicate, the proposed antenna successfully resonates and generates OAM with l=1 and 3 on 4.1 and 6.2GHz, respectively, which is in good agreement with theoretical analysis. Compared to existing ones, it is more compact in size and easier to integrate, with a unique ability to generate different OAM modes by multi-mode working of a single cavity, and more practical in wireless communication.

Key words: orbital angular momentum, antenna theory, cavity resonators, multi-mode, miniaturization