Title :
A superstrate patch antenna for 60-GHz applications
Author :
Liu, Duixian ; Akkermans, Johannes ; Floyd, Brian
Author_Institution :
T. J. Watson Res. Center, IBM, Yorktown Heights, NY
Abstract :
This paper presents a balanced-fed aperture-coupled patch antenna suitable for broadband millimeter-wave communications. The antenna is realized in a low-cost PCB technology and can be integrated with RFIC chips. To improve antenna bandwidth and radiation efficiency, an air cavity has been embedded in the PCB stack. The measured antenna performances agree very well with the simulated results. The antenna has about 7 dBi gain, with at least 12 GHz impedance bandwidth.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; aperture-coupled antennas; broadband antennas; microstrip antennas; millimetre wave antennas; printed circuits; radiofrequency integrated circuits; RFIC chips; antenna bandwidth; balanced-fed aperture-coupled patch antenna; bandwidth 12 GHz; broadband millimeter-wave communications; frequency 60 GHz; low-cost PCB technology; radiation efficiency; superstrate patch antenna; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Broadband communication; Impedance; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave technology; Patch antennas; Performance evaluation; Radiofrequency integrated circuits; Semiconductor device measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2009. EuCAP 2009. 3rd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Berlin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4753-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-3-00-024573-2
