Title :
Microstrip Array Antenna with Parasitic Elements Alternately Arranged Over Two Layers of LTCC Substrate for Millimeter Wave Applications
Author :
Seki, Tomohiro ; Nishikawa, Kenjiro ; Toyoda, Ichihiko ; Kubota, Shuji
Author_Institution :
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., Kanagawa
Abstract :
This paper proposes a novel high-gain millimeter-wave microstrip array antenna formed on a low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) substrate. The proposed antenna employs alternately arranged parasitic elements formed on only two LTCC layers. This paper describes the design and characteristics of the proposed antenna. The antenna performance is also evaluated by electro-magnetic simulation. The proposed antenna achieves the antenna gain of 10.3 dBi and its radiation efficiency is greater than 60.3% at 60-GHz band. The proposed millimeter-wave antenna promises thin and compact antenna-integrated RF modules that provide a low-cost millimeter-wave system-on-package
Keywords :
ceramic packaging; microstrip antenna arrays; millimetre wave antenna arrays; substrates; system-in-package; LTCC substrate; compact antenna-integrated RF modules; electro-magnetic simulation; high-gain millimeter-wave microstrip array antenna; low temperature cofired ceramic; low-cost millimeter-wave system-on-package; millimeter wave applications; parasitic elements; radiation efficiency; Antenna feeds; Aperture antennas; Aperture coupled antennas; Band pass filters; Circuits; MMICs; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Millimeter wave technology; Radio frequency; active integrated antenna; microwave / millimeter-wave; multi-layer LTCC substrate; parasitic array antenna; system-on-package;
Conference_Titel :
Radio and Wireless Symposium, 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0445-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0445-2
DOI :
10.1109/RWS.2007.351789
