Title :
Slot array antennas fed by integrated wave guide on liquid crystal polymer for V-band wireless LAN application
Author :
Kim, Il Kwon ; Yang, Ki Seok ; Pinel, Stephane ; Laskar, Joy
Author_Institution :
Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta
Abstract :
In this paper, the two slot array antennas fed by integrated waveguide are proposed and designed on liquid crystal polymer to reduce the transmission loss of the feeding line and enable an easy integration. For 60 GHz wireless LAN applications, a high antenna gain is required to overcome the propagation loss. Also, we investigated fan beam antenna topology to maximize the azimuth coverage. Antenna gains about 10 dBi has been achieved using 5 and 7 slots array configuration. The numerical analysis shows the proposed antennas can be a good candidate for 60 GHz wireless LAN application.
Keywords :
amplification; antenna arrays; liquid crystal polymers; waveguides; wireless LAN; V-band wireless LAN; antenna gains; fan beam antenna topology; high antenna gain; integrated waveguide; liquid crystal polymer; propagation loss; slot array antennas; transmission loss; Antenna arrays; Antenna feeds; Antennas and propagation; Directional antennas; Liquid crystal polymers; Liquid waveguides; Propagation losses; Slot antennas; Topology; Wireless LAN; Fan beam array; Integrated Wave Guide antenna; Liquid Crystal Polymer; Slot Array antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2006. APMC 2006. Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Yokohama
Print_ISBN :
978-4-902339-08-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-4-902339-11-6
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2006.4429540
