Title :
Low cost millimeterwave aperture coupled antenna array on polymer membrane substrate
Author :
Perrot, S. ; Person, Ch. ; Quendo, C. ; Ney, M.
Author_Institution :
ENST de Bretagne, Brest, France
Abstract :
The membrane technology appears as a convenient solution for high frequency applications. The development of low-cost millimeterwave antenna arrays is discussed in this paper, using polymer dielectric film as a membrane support. An original membrane aperture coupled antenna array is proposed and compared with a planar microstrip approach. Experimental and theoretical results are presented on several topologies.
Keywords :
membranes; millimetre wave antenna arrays; polymer films; dielectric film; millimeter-wave aperture coupled antenna array; polymer membrane substrate; Antenna arrays; Aperture antennas; Aperture coupled antennas; Biomembranes; Costs; Dielectric films; Frequency; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Polymer films;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest. 2000 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5687-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2000.861131
