Title :
Non-leaky coplanar waveguide active antenna
Author :
Kimin Cha ; Yaohzong Liu ; Chung-Yee Lee ; Itoh, Takayuki
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
A newly developed structure, non-leaky coplanar waveguide (NLC), is used for an active antenna. Spectral domain and FDTD codes are developed to provide the design parameters. The circuit is successfully operated with an antenna gain better than the CPW design.<>
Keywords :
active antennas; antenna radiation patterns; coplanar waveguides; finite difference time-domain analysis; slot antennas; spectral-domain analysis; 20 GHz; FDTD code; coplanar waveguide active antenna; design parameters; nonleaky CPW active antenna; spectral domain code; Antenna feeds; Circuit optimization; Coplanar waveguides; Dielectric constant; Dielectric substrates; Finite difference methods; Gallium arsenide; Impedance; Slot antennas; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1995., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2581-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1995.405995
