Title :
Aperture-coupled 2×2 microstrip antenna array for 60 GHz applications
Author :
Issa Mohamed;Abdelrazik Sebak
Author_Institution :
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada H3G 1M8
fDate :
7/1/2015 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A 60 GHz 2×2 planar microstrip antenna array is proposed. An aperture-coupled feeding technique with inclined rectangular slots has been used to ensure equal coupling to each radiating patch. After optimization by a CST MWS simulation tool, a prototype antenna is fabricated and measured. The results show good agreement between simulations and measurements. The proposed antenna exhibits a maximum realized gain of 12.4 dB at 60 GHz, and 3 GHz 2:1 VSWR impedance bandwidth with about 90 % total efficiency. These characteristics make this antenna suitable for short-range high-speed wireless communications.
Keywords :
"Arrays","Microstrip antenna arrays","Antenna measurements","Microstrip","Microstrip antennas","Gain"
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, 2015 IEEE International Symposium on
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2015.7305339
