Title :
A microstrip array fed by a non-homogeneous stripline feeding network
Author :
Herscovici, Naftali I. ; Das, Nirod K. ; Klugman, Josh
Author_Institution :
Cushcraft Corp., Manchester, NH, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the implementation of a new approach in the suppression of the parallel plate mode in striplines. A microstrip-to-stripline-to microstrip coupler was built and tested to illustrate the idea. Finally a sixteen-element microstrip array fed by this new type of feeding network was built and tested at C-band. The building of this array at C-band was a first step towards the application of this technology at higher frequencies, where the integration of the antenna with the rest of the system is required
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; losses; microstrip antenna arrays; microstrip couplers; microstrip transitions; C-band operation; asymmetric coupler; insertion loss; microstrip-to-stripline-to microstrip coupler; nonhomogeneous stripline feeding network; parallel plate mode suppression; radiation patterns; return loss; sixteen-element microstrip array; Coupling circuits; Dielectric loss measurement; Distributed parameter circuits; Microstrip antenna arrays; Nonhomogeneous media; Plugs; Probes; Stripline; Testing; Transmission line theory;
Conference_Titel :
Physics and Engineering of Millimeter and Sub-Millimeter Waves, 2001. The Fourth International Kharkov Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kharkov
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6473-2
DOI :
10.1109/MSMW.2001.946758
