Ku-band 16×16 planar array with aperture-coupled microstrip-patch elements

Author

Song, Hyok J. ; Bialkowski, Marek E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Queensland Univ., St. Lucia, Qld., Australia

Volume

40

Issue

5

fYear

1998

fDate

10/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

25

Lastpage

29

Abstract

The design and development of a Ku-band linearly polarized 16×16 microstrip-patch array is presented. The array is fed by a corporate network, using dog-bone shaped coupling apertures. Thin substrates and low-loss foam are used for antenna-bandwidth enhancement. The design of the radiating patches and feed network was aided by the commercial software package, Ensemble(R). Experimental results for the array, in terms of its return loss, radiation pattern, and gain, are presented

Keywords

antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antenna arrays; planar antenna arrays; 12.0 to 13.0 GHz; Ensemble(R); Ku-band 16×16 planar array; antenna-bandwidth enhancement; aperture-coupled microstrip-patch elements; commercial software package; corporate network; design; development; dog-bone shaped coupling apertures; feed network; gain; linearly polarized 16×16 microstrip-patch array; low-loss foam; radiating patches; radiation pattern; return loss; thin substrates; Antenna feeds; Aperture antennas; Bandwidth; Coaxial components; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Planar arrays; Probes; Slot antennas; Software packages;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1045-9243

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/74.735962

Filename

735962