A millimeter-wave quasi-optical amplifier array using inclined-plane horn antennas

Author

Saavedra, C.E. ; Wright, W. ; Hur, K.Y. ; Compton, R.C.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA

Volume

8

Issue

2

fYear

1998

fDate

2/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

81

Lastpage

83

Abstract

A novel millimeter-wave quasi-optical amplifier array architecture is presented. The amplifier array consists of a horn antenna that tapers down to a parallel-plate waveguide. Stacked between the parallel-plates is a microstrip power divider circuit which feeds the active elements. At the output there is a similar power-combining circuit and transition to free space. Measurements on the active array show a maximum gain of 7.25 dB at 43.25 GHz and a bandwidth of 5.75 GHz

Keywords

MMIC power amplifiers; arrays; horn antennas; hybrid integrated circuits; microstrip circuits; millimetre wave antennas; millimetre wave power amplifiers; power combiners; power dividers; 43.25 GHz; 5.75 GHz; 7.25 dB; EHF; MM-wave quasi-optical amplifier array; Q-band; inclined-plane horn antennas; microstrip power divider circuit; millimeter-wave amplifier array architecture; parallel-plate waveguide; power amplifier MMIC; power-combining circuit; Antenna arrays; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Coupling circuits; Feeds; Horn antennas; MMICs; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Power amplifiers; Waveguide transitions;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8207

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/75.658648

Filename

658648