Title :
A surface micromachined high gain dielectric lens antenna for millimeter wave applications
Author :
Kim, Cheolbok ; Cheng, Xiaoyu ; Senior, David E. ; Kim, Kyoung Tae ; Yoon, Yong-Kyu
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Abstract :
A surface micromachined high gain dielectric lens antenna (DLA) for millimeter wave applications is designed, fabricated, and characterized. The designed DLA consists of a conductor-backed coplanar waveguide (CBCPW) fed coplanar patch antenna and a lens made of photopatternable epoxy, SU8, and supported by polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). The antenna has a broad bandwidth of 6 % and a high gain of 7.54 dBi at 77 GHz.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; coplanar waveguides; dielectric devices; lenses; micromachining; microstrip antennas; millimetre wave antennas; CBCPW fed coplanar patch antenna; PDMS; SU8; conductor-backed coplanar waveguide fed coplanar patch antenna; frequency 77 GHz; millimeter wave applications; photopatternable epoxy; polydimethylsiloxane; surface micromachined high gain DLA; surface micromachined high gain dielectric lens antenna; Antenna feeds; Cavity resonators; Dielectrics; Fabrication; Lenses; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0461-0
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2012.6349045
