Broadband printed millimeter-wave antennas

Author

Waterhouse, R.B. ; Novak, D. ; Nirmalathas, A. ; Lim, C.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Commun. & Electron. Eng., RMIT Univ., Melbourne, Vic., Australia

Volume

51

Issue

9

fYear

2003

fDate

9/1/2003 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2492

Lastpage

2495

Abstract

We present a theoretical and experimental investigation of a class of broadband, printed millimeter-wave (mm-wave) antennas. The fundamental element of the proposed antennas is the aperture stacked patch of which variations are developed that can be used for point-to-multipoint radio communications, and also be readily integrated with photonic and millimeter-wave devices for application in fiber-radio systems. The proposed printed antennas operate over the entire Ka-band frequency range (26-40 GHz) and therefore can be incorporated in a multitude of radio service applications. Experimental verification of all the designed configurations is given.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; aperture antennas; broadband antennas; linear antenna arrays; microstrip antenna arrays; microstrip antennas; millimetre wave antenna arrays; millimetre wave antennas; 26 to 40 GHz; Ka-band; MM-wave antennas; aperture stacked patch; broadband antennas; fiber-radio systems; linear array; microstrip antennas; millimeter-wave antennas; millimeter-wave devices; photonic devices; point-to-multipoint radio communications; printed antennas; radiation patterns; Antennas and propagation; Aperture antennas; Application specific processors; Broadband antennas; Frequency; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave technology; Radio communication;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2003.816318

Filename

1229925