Emitter front-end with micromachined Yagi-Uda antenna for millimeter wave applications

Author

Neculoiu, D. ; Muller, A. ; Pons, P. ; Bary, L. ; Saadaoui, M. ; Buiculescu, C. ; Petrini, I. ; Andrei, O. ; Plana, R. ; Dascalu, D.

Author_Institution

IMT Bucharest, Romania

Volume

1

fYear

2004

fDate

4-6 Oct. 2004

Lastpage

132

Abstract

The paper presents the design, fabrication and experiments of an emitter front-end for millimeter-wave applications in the 45 GHz frequency range. The circuit integrates a 15-45 GHz frequency multiplier with a micromachined Yagi-Uda antenna. Electromagnetic simulations and nonlinear optimization were used in the design. A new technological process dedicated to endfire type antennas is presented. The experimental Yagi-Uda antenna gain and the characterization of the emitter front-end are presented.

Keywords

Yagi antenna arrays; circuit optimisation; circuit simulation; micromachining; millimetre wave circuits; multiplying circuits; nonlinear network analysis; silicon; 15 to 45 GHz; Si; Yagi-Uda antenna; circuit integration; electromagnetic simulation; emitter front-end; endfire-type antenna; frequency multiplier; frequency tripler; millimeter wave applications; nonlinear optimization; silicon micromachining; Biomembranes; Circuits; Dielectric substrates; Fabrication; Frequency; Micromachining; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave technology; Schottky diodes; Silicon;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Semiconductor Conference, 2004. CAS 2004 Proceedings. 2004 International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8499-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SMICND.2004.1402821

Filename

1402821