Integrated millimetre-wave tapered slot antenna using conductor strip gratings

被引:10
作者
Lim, T. G. [1 ]
Ang, H. N. [1 ]
Robertson, I. D. [2 ]
Weiss, B. L. [3 ]
机构
[1] ASTAR, Singapore, Singapore
[2] Univ Leeds, Sch Elect & Elect Engn, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England
[3] Univ Sussex, Sch Engn & Design, Brighton BN1 9ET, E Sussex, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
SUBSTRATE;
D O I
10.1049/iet-map.2008.0121
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A millimetre-wave tapered slot antenna (TSA) that employs a conductor strip grating on both sides of the substrate is presented. The technique reduces the main beam splitting or high side-lobe levels that are otherwise encountered when using thick and high permittivity substrates for a TSA. The improvement that is obtained is demonstrated both in simulation and with measurement results at 35 GHz.
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页码:1216 / 1223
页数:8
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