Title :
Low loss integrated waveguide feed network for planar antenna arrays
Author :
Busuioc, Dan ; Borji, Amir ; Shahabadi, Mahmoud ; Safavi-Naeini, Safieddin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
A low-loss antenna feed structure, based on substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) with PBG walls is proposed. The proposed structure is simulated and results are presented. A number of different waveguides are manufactured and their measurement results are given.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna theory; photonic band gap; planar antenna arrays; substrates; waveguide antenna arrays; PBG walls; SIW; integrated waveguide feed network; low-loss antenna feed structure; planar antenna arrays; substrate integrated waveguide; Antenna arrays; Antenna feeds; Dielectric losses; Frequency; Hollow waveguides; Manufacturing; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Planar arrays; Planar waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8883-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2005.1552095