Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
A comprehensive review of integrated circuit antennas suitable for millimeter and terahertz applications is presented. A great deal of research was done on integrated circuit antennas in the last decade, and many of the problems associated with electrically thick dielectric substrates, such as substrate modes and poor radiation patterns, have been understood and solved. Several antennas, such as the integrated horn antenna, the dielectric-filled parabola, the Fresnel plate antenna, the dual-slot antenna, and the log-periodic and spiral antennas on extended hemispherical lenses, which have resulted in excellent performance at millimeter-wave frequencies, are covered in detail. A review of the efficiency definitions used with planar antennas is included
Keywords :
MMIC; lens antennas; microwave antenna arrays; microwave antennas; reviews; EHF; Fresnel plate antenna; MM-wave antennas; THF; dielectric-filled parabola; dual-slot antenna; efficiency definitions; electrically thick dielectric substrates; extended hemispherical lenses; integrated horn antenna; log-periodic; millimeter-wave frequencies; millimetre wave antennas; planar antennas; radiation patterns; review; spiral antennas; substrate modes; terahertz antennas; Dielectric substrates; Horn antennas; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave integrated circuits; Millimeter wave radar; Millimeter wave technology; Planar arrays; Receivers; Space technology; Submillimeter wave technology;