It is shown, using three specific examples-a series fed patch (SFP) array, a phase reversal (PR) array and a composite right/left-handed (CRLH) antenna-that one-dimensional periodic leaky-wave antennas scanning through broadside build a class of leaky-wave antennas sharing qualitatively similar and quantitatively distinct dispersion and radiation characteristics. Based on an equivalent transmission line (TL) model using linearized series and shunt immittances to approximate the periodic (Bloch) antenna structure, asymptotic TL formulas for the characteristic propagation constant, impedance, energy, power and quality factor are derived for two fundamentally different nearand off-broadside radiation regimes. Based on these formulas, it is established that the total powers in the series and shunt elements are always equal at broadside, which constitutes one of the central results of this contribution. This equal power splitting implies a severe degradation of broadside radiation when only one of the two elements series or shunt efficiently contributes to radiation and the other is mainly dissipative. A condition for optimum broadside radiation is subsequently established and shown to be identical to the Heaviside condition for distortionless propagation in TL theory. Closed-form expressions are derived for the constitutive (LCRG) parameters of the TL model for the specific SFP, PR and CRLH antenna circuit models, and quantitative information on the validity range of the TL model is subsequently provided. Finally, full-wave simulation and measurement LCRG parameter extraction methods are proposed and validated.Index Terms-Bloch-Floquet theorem, broadside radiation, composite right/left-handed (CRLH) metamaterial, Heaviside condition, leaky-wave antennas, periodic structures, phase-reversal (PR) array, quality factor, series-fed patch (SFP) array, transmission line (TL) theory.
PurposeA 32-channel parallel transmit (pTx) add-on for 7 Tesla whole-body imaging is presented. First results are shown for phantom and in-vivo imaging.MethodsThe add-on system consists of a large number of hardware components, including modulators, amplifiers, SAR supervision, peripheral devices, a control computer, and an integrated 32-channel transmit/receive body array. B1+ maps in a phantom as well as B1+ maps and structural images in large volunteers are acquired to demonstrate the functionality of the system. EM simulations are used to ensure safe operation.ResultsGood agreement between simulation and experiment is shown. Phantom and in-vivo acquisitions show a field of view of up to 50 cm in z-direction. Selective excitation with 100 kHz sampling rate is possible. The add-on system does not affect the quality of the original single-channel system.ConclusionThe presented 32-channel parallel transmit system shows promising performance for ultra-high field whole-body imaging.
Abstract-This paper includes two contributions. First, it proves that the series and shunt radiation components, corresponding to longitudinal and transversal electric fields, respectively, are always in phase quadrature in axially asymmetric periodic leaky-wave antennas (LWAs), so that these antennas are inherently elliptically polarized. This fact is theoretically proven and experimentally illustrated by two case-study examples, a composite right/left-handed (CRLH) LWA and a series-fed patch (SFP) LWA. Second, it shows (for the case of the SFP LWA) that the axial ratio is controlled and minimized by the degree of axial asymmetry.Index Terms-Bloch-Floquet theorem, circular polarization (CP), composite right/left-handed (CRLH) transmission line structures, leaky-wave antenna (LWA), periodic structure, phase quadrature, series-fed patch (SFP).
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