Title :
Integrated millimetre-wave tapered slot antenna using conductor strip gratings
Author :
Lim, T.G. ; Ang, H.N. ; Robertson, I.D. ; Weiss, B.L.
Author_Institution :
Agency for Sci., Technol. & Res. (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
fDate :
9/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A millimetre-wave tapered slot antenna (TSA) that employs a conductor strip grating on both sides of the substrate is presented. The technique reduces the main beam splitting or high side-lobe levels that are otherwise encountered when using thick and high permittivity substrates for a TSA. The improvement that is obtained is demonstrated both in simulation and with measurement results at 35 GHz.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; conductors (electric); millimetre wave antennas; permittivity; slot antennas; conductor strip gratings; frequency 35 GHz; integrated millimetre-wave tapered slot antenna;
Journal_Title :
Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, IET
DOI :
10.1049/iet-map.2008.0121
