Title :
Three types of array antennas for 60-GHz radios
Author :
Tu Zhihong ; Zhang Yue Ping
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
There are three popular types of array antennas for 60GHz radios. They are patch array antenna and cavity array antenna as well as grid array antenna. This paper reports the designs of them in the same LTCC technology. It is shown that the grid array antenna has the simplest structure, the highest radiation efficiency, and aperture efficiency. However, the gain-bandwidth of the grid array antenna needs to be enhanced to cover the 60-GHz band.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antenna arrays; radio networks; LTCC technology; aperture efficiency; cavity array antenna; frequency 60 GHz; gain-bandwidth; grid array antenna; patch array antenna; radiation efficiency; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Aperture antennas; Arrays; Cavity resonators; 60 GHz; LTCC; cavity array antenna; grid array antenna; patch array antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference Proceedings (APMC), 2012 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Kaohsiung
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1330-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1331-6
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2012.6421580
