Title :
Use of a transparent conductive thin-film on a glass substrate in active integrated antenna arrays with double strong coupling
Author :
Oshima, K. ; Kidera, N. ; Niwano, K. ; Ikawa, K. ; Sonoda, R. ; Kawasaki, S.
Author_Institution :
Res. Center, Asahi Glass Co. Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
Active Integrated Antenna (AIA) arrays were fabricated on a glass substrate using a conductive thin film, which was thin enough to be transparent to realize a transparent RF component. It can be attached to a window glass keeping its visibility. This means a potential to develop to new applications in microwave communication. The AIA arrays, here, consist of CPW, double strong coupling and 2-element array. For the oscillation using the lossy transmission line, a backing conductor and a Partly Thickened Conductor (PTC) were used. It operated at 8.54 GHz with the in-phase mode and EIRP was 14.3 dBm.
Keywords :
active antenna arrays; microwave antenna arrays; transparency; 8.54 GHz; CPW; RF component; active integrated antenna array; backing conductor; double strong coupling; equivalent isotropically radiated power; in-phase mode; lossy transmission line; microwave communication; partly thickened conductor; transparent conductive thin film; window glass substrate; Antenna accessories; Antenna arrays; Conductive films; Conductors; Coplanar waveguides; Glass; Microwave communication; Radio frequency; Substrates; Windows;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2002 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7239-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2002.1012156
