PCB Integration of a Vivaldi Antenna on IPD Technology for 60-GHz Communications

Author

Bisognin, Aimeric ; Titz, Diane ; Ferrero, Fabien ; Jacquemod, Gilles ; Pilard, Romain ; Gianesello, Frederic ; Gloria, Daniel ; Brachat, Patrice ; Laporte, Claire ; Ezzeddine, Hilal ; Luxey, Cyril

Author_Institution

EpOC, Univ. Nice Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne, France

Volume

13

fYear

2014

fDate

2014

Firstpage

678

Lastpage

681

Abstract

The integration of a Vivaldi antenna on a printed circuit board (PCB) targeting 60-GHz WiGig applications is presented in this letter. The integrated passive device (IPD)technology from STMicroelectronics based on a glass substrate is used for the antenna manufacturing. In free space, the radiation pattern measurements show a realized gain higher than 4 dBi in the endfire direction from 56 to 65 GHz. The impact of the integration of the antenna on the PCB is investigated in details showing reasonable disturbance of the reflection coefficient, but strong modifications of the radiation pattern, especially the pointing direction of the main beam. From the analysis of the surface waves propagating along the PCB when the Vivaldi is integrated, a novel topology is proposed to preserve the main radiation in the endfire direction with enhanced realized gain.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; electromagnetic wave reflection; millimetre wave antenna arrays; printed circuits; IPD technology; PCB integration; STMicroelectronics; Vivaldi antenna; WiGig applications; antenna manufacturing; endfire direction; frequency 56 GHz to 65 GHz; glass substrate; integrated passive device technology; printed circuit board; radiation pattern measurements; reflection coefficient; topology; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Substrates; Surface waves; Vivaldi antennas; Endfire antennas; IPD technology; millimeter-wave antennas; printed circuit board (PCB) integration; surface waves;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1225

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2014.2314444

Filename

6781011