Dielectric loaded antipodal linearly tapered slot antenna for 60 GHz applications

Author

Mohamed, Issa ; Sebak, Abdelrazik

Author_Institution

Electr. & Comput. Eng., Concordia Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada

fYear

2015

fDate

25-27 May 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

A loaded antipodal linear tapered slot antenna (ALTSA) with a diamond-shaped slot is presented. The feed system is implemented using a substrate integrated waveguide (SIW), tapered microstrip-to-SIW transition and a horn-shaped via. The proposed antenna exhibits a return loss better than 18 dB over the band of interest (50-70 GHz) with a gain of 16.2 dB at the center frequency. The overall efficiency is 94%. Rectangular corrugation is employed to improve the radiation pattern. The ALTSA and the feed system all have been designed on a single layer substrate, resulting in a low-cost compact antenna which is suitable for 60 GHz wireless applications.

Keywords

antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; microstrip transitions; millimetre wave antennas; slot antennas; substrate integrated waveguides; ALTSA; bandwidth 50 GHz to 70 GHz; compact antenna; diamond-shaped slot; dielectric loaded antipodal linearly tapered slot antenna; feed system; gain 16.2 dB; microstrip-to-SIW transition; radiation pattern; substrate integrated waveguide; Antenna radiation patterns; Dielectrics; Gain; Microstrip; Slot antennas; Substrates;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Millimeter Waves (GSMM), 2015 Global Symposium On

Conference_Location

Montreal, QC

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GSMM.2015.7175442

Filename

7175442