Design and measurement of a wide operating bandwidth single layer microstrip antenna array at millimeter wave frequency

Author

Clenet, M. ; Shafai, L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Manitoba Univ., Winnipeg, Man., Canada

Volume

2

fYear

2000

fDate

16-21 July 2000

Firstpage

486

Abstract

We present the characteristics of a 16/spl times/l6-element array realized with another wideband antenna element based on the radiating edge proximity coupled resonator principle, to achieve a larger operating bandwidth. The impedance, gain and radiation patterns have been measured over a wide frequency range. From data analysis, it has been pointed out that the side lobe level is the most critical factor, and thus determines the operating bandwidth.

Keywords

antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; electric impedance; microstrip antenna arrays; microstrip lines; millimetre wave antenna arrays; resonators; 28 GHz; antenna design; antenna measurement; data analysis; gain; impedance; microstrip line corporate feeding network; millimeter wave frequency; radiating edge proximity coupled resonator; radiation patterns; side lobe level; single layer microstrip antenna array; wide operating bandwidth; wideband antenna element; Antenna accessories; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Feeds; Frequency; Impedance; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Software packages;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2000. IEEE

Conference_Location

Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6369-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2000.875176

Filename

875176