A Novel Multilayer UWB Antenna on LTCC

Author

Zhang, Ya-Qiong ; Guo, Yong-Xin ; Leong, Mook Seng

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

Volume

58

Issue

9

fYear

2010

Firstpage

3013

Lastpage

3019

Abstract

A new miniaturized multilayer ultrawideband (UWB) monopole antenna on the low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) is presented. This antenna is composed of two open asymmetrical rectangular loops and microstrip feed lines. The two open asymmetrical rectangular loops are seperated on different layers and partly overlaped with each other, which not only enhances the bandwidth but also minimizes the size of the overall antenna. The via holes are fully utilized to connect the radiation elements and microstrip feed lines on various layers of the LTCC substrate. The simulated and measured impedance and radiation performance are studied and compared, which shows that the proposed antenna provides a wide bandwidth from 3.6-10.6 Ghz.

Keywords

antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; ceramic packaging; microwave antennas; monopole antennas; ultra wideband antennas; LTCC substrate; antenna radiation elements; asymmetrical rectangular loops; frequency 3.6 GHz to 10.6 GHz; low-temperature cofired ceramic substrate; microstrip feed lines; multilayer UWB antenna; ultrawideband monopole antenna; Bandwidth; Ceramics; Feeds; Impedance; Microstrip antennas; Nonhomogeneous media; Receiving antennas; Slot antennas; Temperature; Ultra wideband antennas; Low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC); multilayer antenna; planar monopole; ultrawideband (UWB);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2010.2052576

Filename

5484639