Title :
Far field measurement on Ka-band substrate-integrated waveguide antenna array with polarization multiplexing
Author :
Kuhlmann, Karsten ; Rezer, Kamil ; Jacob, Arne F.
Author_Institution :
Institut fuer Hochfrequenztechnik - Tech. Univ. Hamburg-Harburg, 21073, Germany
Abstract :
This paper presents the design, implementation, and test of a compact antenna array providing polarization multiplexing at 30 GHz. The array elements are realized as open-ended substrate-integrated waveguides (SIW). Focus of this paper is on the far field analysis of the array for different steering angles and polarizations. Simulation as well as measurement data is presented and discussed.
Keywords :
electric field measurement; electromagnetic wave polarisation; multiplexing; waveguide antenna arrays; Ka-band substrate-integrated waveguide antenna array; data measurement; far field measurement; frequency 30 GHz; open-ended substrate-integrated waveguides; polarization multiplexing; steering angles; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Apertures; Bandwidth; Frequency; Mobile antennas; Polarization; Radar antennas; Satellite antennas; Satellite communication; SIW; active-antenna array; digital beam forming; polarization multiplexing; substrate-integrated waveguide;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2008 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1780-3
Electronic_ISBN :
0149-645X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2008.4633024