Title :
Antenna array for point-to-point communication in E-band frequency range
Author :
Gueye, M.B. ; Ouslimani, H.H. ; Burokur, S.N. ; Priou, A. ; Letestu, Y. ; Bayon, A. Le
Author_Institution :
Lab. Energetique Mec. Electromagn., (LEME), Univ. of Paris West Nanterre La Defense, Ville-d´´Avray, France
Abstract :
In this paper, a new concept of directive planar waveguide (WG) antenna array for the next generation of point to point E-band communication is presented. The proposed antenna consists of two major parts; firstly the array of Gaussian horn radiating elements and secondly the mixed feeding rectangular WG network. The feeding network is composed of a mixed 1:8 power distribution waveguide spliters. The judiciously adopted architecture contains an interconnected horizontal and vertical subarray to form a planar feeding network. The antenna not exceeding 25 cm × 25 cm × 9 cm in dimensions, has been optimized to present a low profile, a very high gain of 43 dBi and a broadband operation of almost 20%.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; horn antennas; next generation networks; planar antenna arrays; waveguide antenna arrays; E-band frequency range; Gaussian horn radiating element; directive planar WG antenna array; directive planar waveguide antenna array; interconnected horizontal subarray; interconnected vertical subarray; mixed feeding rectangular WG network; next generation point to point E-band communication; planar feeding network; power distribution waveguide spliter; Antenna arrays; Arrays; Broadband antennas; Electromagnetic waveguides; Feeds; Gain; Horn antennas; broadband; high gain; millimeter wave; planar antenna array; waveguide splitter junctions;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Spokane, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9562-7
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2011.5996918
