Title :
Broad-band phased antenna array based on U-slot microstrip patch antenna element
Author :
Swelam, W. ; Ehtezazi, Iraj ; Rafi, Gh Z. ; Safavi-Naeini, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
The paper introduces the complete design of 1×2, 1×4 and 1×8 phased antenna arrays, including feeding and matching networks, using a U-slotted microstrip patch antenna as an array element with a novel patch feeding technique at the frequency band of 16 GHz to 18 GHz. Gain of about 9 dBi is achieved for the 1×2 array, about 12 dBi for the 1×4 array and above 14 dBi for the 1×8 array, with good impedance matching parameters.
Keywords :
S-parameters; antenna feeds; antenna phased arrays; broadband antennas; design for manufacture; electric impedance; impedance matching; microstrip antenna arrays; 16 to 18 GHz; Ku-band; S-parameters; U-slot microstrip patch antenna element; broadband antenna array; broadband phased antenna array; feeding network; impedance matching parameters; manufacturable design; matching network; patch feeding technique; Antenna arrays; Bandwidth; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave photonics; Microwave theory and techniques; Patch antennas; Phased arrays; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8883-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2005.1551315
