Millimeter Wave Substrate Integrated Waveguide Antennas: Design and Fabrication Analysis

被引：53
作者：
Henry, M. [1 ]
Free, C. E. [1 ]
Izqueirdo, B. S. [2 ]
Batchelor, J. [2 ]
Young, P. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Surrey, Adv Technol Inst, Guildford GU2 7XH, Surrey, England
[2] Univ Kent, Dept Elect, Canterbury CT2 7NT, Kent, England
来源：
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ADVANCED PACKAGING | 2009年 / 32卷 / 01期
基金：
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词：
Millimeter wave antenna arrays; substrate integrated waveguides (SIW); photo-imageable fabrication; slotted waveguide antenna arrays;
D O I：
10.1109/TADVP.2008.2011284
中图分类号：
T [工业技术];
学科分类号：
08 ;
摘要：
The paper presents a new concept in antenna design, whereby a photo-imageable thick-film process is used to integrate a waveguide antenna within a multilayer structure. This has yielded a very compact, high performance antenna working at high millimeter-wave (mm-wave) frequencies, with a high degree of repeatability and reliability in antenna construction. Theoretical and experimental results for 70 GHz mm-wave integrated antennas, fabricated using the new technique, are presented. The antennas were formed from miniature slotted waveguide arrays using up to 18 layers of photo-imageable material. To enhance the electrical performance a novel folded waveguide array was also investigated. The fabrication process is analyzed in detail and the critical issues involved in the fabrication cycle are discussed. The losses in the substrate integrated waveguide have been calculated. The performance or the new integrated antenna is compared to conventional metallic, air-filled waveguide antennas, and also to conventional microstrip antenna arrays operating at the same frequencies.
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页码：93 / 100
页数：8
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