NOVEL TWO-LAYER MILLIMETER-WAVE SLOT ARRAY ANTENNAS BASED ON SUBSTRATE INTEGRATED WAVEGUIDES

被引:38
作者
Bakhtafrooz, A. [2 ]
Borji, A. [2 ]
Busuioc, D. [1 ]
Safavi-Naeini, S. [3 ]
机构
[1] DBC Grp Inc, Brookline, MA 02446 USA
[2] Isfahan Univ Technol, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Esfahan 8415683111, Iran
[3] Univ Waterloo, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
关键词
CIRCUIT REPRESENTATION; DESIGN;
D O I
10.2528/PIER10091706
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 novel slot array antenna with two layers of substrate integrated waveguides (SIW) is presented for millimeter-wave wireless applications. Unlike conventional SIW-based slot arrays, in this structure a feed waveguide is placed underneath the main substrate layer containing the slot array and is coupled to the branches of the array via slanted slots. The proposed feeding structure results in a considerable reduction in size and eliminates unwanted radiations from the feed network. Experimental results for two slot arrays with 4x4 and 6x6 elements operating at 60 GHz are presented showing 14.8 dB and 18.5 dB gain, respectively. Furthermore, a novel doubly tapered transition between SIW and microstrip line is presented which is particularly useful in mm-wave applications.
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页码:475 / 491
页数:17
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