Flex-rigid architecture for active millimeter-wave antenna arrays

Author

Geise, Alexander ; Jacob, Arne F.

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Hochfrequenztech., Tech. Univ. Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg, Germany

fYear

2009

fDate

7-12 June 2009

Firstpage

809

Lastpage

812

Abstract

A flex-rigid assembly is proposed for densely packed active antenna arrays. The multilayer compound bases on liquid crystal polymer (LCP) and common RF substrates. The integration of the RF components as well as thermal and mechanical aspects are addressed. A complete 4times4 Ka-Band array providing polarization multiplex is demonstrated. Far-field measurements of the antenna elements are discussed.

Keywords

active antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; electromagnetic wave polarisation; liquid crystal polymers; microwave antenna arrays; millimetre wave antenna arrays; multiplexing; Ka-band array; RF substrates; active millimeter-wave antenna array; far-field measurement; flex-rigid architecture; liquid crystal polymer; polarization multiplex; Antenna arrays; Assembly; Integrated circuit interconnections; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave radar; Millimeter wave technology; Nonhomogeneous media; Polarization; Radio frequency; Thermal management; Active antennas; Hybrid integrated circuits; Multiplexing; Polarization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 2009. MTT '09. IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2803-8

Electronic_ISBN

0149-645X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2009.5165820

Filename

5165820