Title :
Aperture-coupled dielectric resonator antenna
Author :
St-Martin, J.T.H. ; Antar, Y.M.M. ; Kishk, A.A. ; Ittipiboon, A. ; Cuhaci, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., R. Mil. Coll. of Canada, Kingston, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
A practical antenna configuration is proposed for use at microwave and millimeter-wave frequencies. It consists of a circular cylindrical dielectric resonator fed by a microstrip feedline through a coupling aperture in the ground plane between them. Experimental results for antennas operating between 13 and 16 GHz are presented. The antenna configuration described combines the advantages of aperture coupling and the high-frequency potential of dielectric resonator antennas. Early results show that the aperture-coupled dielectric resonator antenna is suitable for MMIC (monolithic microwave integrated circuit) applications.<>
Keywords :
MMIC; antenna feeders; dielectric resonators; dielectric-loaded antennas; strip lines; 13 to 16 GHz; MMIC; aperture coupled antenna; circular cylindrical dielectric resonator; coupling aperture; dielectric resonator antenna; ground plane; microstrip feedline; microwave frequencies; millimeter-wave frequencies; monolithic microwave integrated circuit; Aperture antennas; Aperture coupled antennas; Application specific integrated circuits; Coupling circuits; Dielectric resonator antennas; Frequency; MMICs; Microstrip resonators; Microwave antennas; Microwave integrated circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1991. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
London, Ontario, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0144-7
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1991.175035
