Robust Microstrip-to-Waveguide Transitions for Millimeter-Wave Radar Sensor Applications

被引:17
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作者
Boukari, Bouraima [1 ]
Moldovan, Emilia [1 ]
Affes, Sofiene [1 ]
Wu, Ke [2 ]
Bosisio, Renato G. [2 ]
Tatu, Serioja O. [1 ]
机构
[1] Ctr Energie Mat & Telecommun, Inst Natl Rech Sci, Montreal, PQ H5A 1K6, Canada
[2] Ecole Polytech Montreal, Dept Genie Elect, Montreal, PQ H3T 1J4, Canada
来源
IEEE ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS PROPAGATION LETTERS | 2009年 / 8卷
关键词
Millimeter-wave; microstrip line; rectangular waveguides; transition;
D O I
10.1109/LAWP.2009.2016681
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
Two robust millimeter-wave microstrip-to-waveguide transitions are proposed in this paper. The central operating frequency is 77 GHz, for collision-avoidance radar applications. The microstrip line has been first transformed into an air-filled rectangular waveguide whose height is equal to the substrate thickness. Then, a conventional multisection lambda/4 transformer has been used in the first transition, and a patch antenna in the second transition, to transform to the feeding WR12 waveguide. Experimental results for the first transition show an insertion loss less than 2 dB and a return loss better than 15 dB in a bandwidth of 3 GHz for the back-to-back transition.
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页码:759 / 762
页数:4
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