Finite width coplanar waveguide patch antenna with vertical fed through interconnect

Author

Simons, R.N. ; Lee, R.A. ; Shalkhausere, K.A. ; Owens, J. ; Demarco, J. ; Leen, J. ; Sturzebecher, D.

Author_Institution

NASA Lewis Res. Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

21-26 July 1996

Firstpage

1338

Abstract

The paper presents the design, fabrication and characterization of a finite width coplanar waveguide (FCPW) patch antenna and a FCPW-to-FCPW vertical interconnect. The experimental results demonstrate the antenna and interconnect performance. A scheme to integrate an eight element FCPW patch array with MMIC phase shifters and amplifiers using vertical interconnects is described. The antenna module has potential applications in an advanced satellite to ground transmit phased array at K-band.

Keywords

MMIC amplifiers; MMIC phase shifters; antenna accessories; antenna phased arrays; coplanar waveguides; integrated circuit interconnections; microstrip antenna arrays; satellite antennas; transmitting antennas; FCPW patch antenna; FCPW-to-FCPW vertical interconnect; K-band; MMIC phase shifters; advanced satellite to ground transmit phased array; amplifiers; antenna module; design; eight element FCPW patch array; fabrication; finite width coplanar waveguide patch antenna; vertical fed through interconnect; Antenna arrays; Coplanar waveguides; K-band; MMICs; Optical device fabrication; Patch antennas; Phase shifters; Phased arrays; Satellite antennas; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1996. AP-S. Digest

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3216-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1996.549844

Filename

549844