The tapered slot antenna-a new integrated element for millimeter-wave applications

Author

Yngvesson, K. Sigfrid ; Korzeniowski, T.L. ; Kim, Young-Sik ; Kollberg, Erik L. ; Johansson, Joakim F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA

Volume

37

Issue

2

fYear

1989

fDate

2/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

365

Lastpage

374

Abstract

Tapered slot antennas (TSAs) with a number of potential applications as single elements and focal plane arrays are discussed. TSAs are fabricated with photolithographic techniques and integrated in either hybrid or MMIC circuits with receiver or transmitter components. They offer considerably narrower beams than other integrated antenna elements and have high aperture efficiency and packing density as array elements. Both the circuit and radiation properties of TSAs are reviewed. Topics covered include: antenna beamwidth, directivity, and gain of single-element TSAs; their beam shape and the effect of different taper shapes; and the input impedance and the effects of using thick dielectrics. These characteristics are also given for TSA arrays as are the circuit properties of the array elements. Different array structures and their applications are also described

Keywords

MMIC; hybrid integrated circuits; microwave antenna arrays; photolithography; waveguide antennas; MMIC circuits; TSAs; antenna beamwidth; aperture efficiency; beam shape; circuit properties; directivity; focal plane arrays; input impedance; integrated element; millimeter-wave applications; packing density; photolithographic techniques; radiation properties; receiver; single elements; taper shapes; tapered slot antenna; thick dielectrics; transmitter; Antenna arrays; Aperture antennas; Circuits; Dielectric substrates; Dielectrics; Dipole antennas; Etching; Finline; Impedance; MMICs; Microstrip antenna arrays; Millimeter wave technology; Receiving antennas; Shape; Slot antennas; Space technology; Transmitters;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.20062

Filename

20062