Planar Antenna Development for Plasma Imaging Application

Author

Xia, Z.G. ; Shen, Z. ; Domier, C.W. ; Luhmann, N.C., Jr.

Author_Institution

Univ. of California, Davis

fYear

2006

fDate

18-22 Sept. 2006

Firstpage

275

Lastpage

275

Abstract

Dual dipole antennas have been developed in the frequency range of 33-50 GHz and 105-135 GHz for use as imaging array elements in an electron cyclotron emission imaging (ECEI) and microwave imaging reflectometry (MIR) plasma diagnostic system respectively. A wideband balun with less than 3 dB back to back insertion loss was achieved in the frequency range of 1.7 GHz-19.8 GHz (1:11.7) for convert IF signals from the balanced antenna to the unbalanced transmission line/connector.

Keywords

baluns; dipole antennas; microwave imaging; microwave reflectometry; millimetre wave antennas; planar antennas; plasma diagnostics; ECEI; MIR; balanced antenna; dual dipole antennas; electron cyclotron emission imaging; frequency 1.7 GHz to 19.8 GHz; frequency 105 GHz to 135 GHz; frequency 33 GHz to 50 GHz; imaging array elements; microwave imaging reflectometry; planar antenna; plasma diagnostic system; plasma imaging; unbalanced transmission line/connector; wideband balun; Broadband antennas; Dipole antennas; Electron emission; Frequency; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave imaging; Planar arrays; Plasma applications; Plasma diagnostics; Reflector antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared Millimeter Waves and 14th International Conference on Teraherz Electronics, 2006. IRMMW-THz 2006. Joint 31st International Conference on

Conference_Location

Shanghai

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0400-2

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0400-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIMW.2006.368483

Filename

4222217