Title :
Design and measurement of metallic post-wall waveguide components
Author :
Coenen, Teis J. ; Bekers, Dave J. ; Tauritz, Joseph L. ; Van Vliet, Frank E.
Author_Institution :
TNO Defence, Security & Safety, The Hague, Netherlands
Abstract :
In this paper we discuss the design and measurement of a set of metallic post-wall waveguide components for antenna feed structures. The components are manufactured on a single layer printed circuit board and excited by a grounded coplanar waveguide. For a straight transmission line, a 90deg H-plane bend, and a H-plane T-junction, we compare measurements with simulations obtained from commercial software. In a next phase, the set of test components will be used to validate a software tool for component analysis. This tool is based on our own numerical method and will be integrated with a circuit simulator.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; coplanar waveguides; printed circuits; H-plane T-junction; H-plane bend; antenna feed structure; circuit simulator; grounded coplanar waveguide; metallic post-wall waveguide component; numerical method; single layer printed circuit board; transmission line; Antenna accessories; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Circuit simulation; Coplanar transmission lines; Coplanar waveguides; Manufacturing; Printed circuits; Transmission line measurements; Waveguide components;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2009. MTT '09. IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2803-8
Electronic_ISBN :
0149-645X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2009.5165683
