Title :
Broadband planar antenna for 60 GHz radio on characterized PCB substrate
Author :
Vasylchenko, Alexander ; Brebels, Steven ; De Raedt, Walter ; Vandenbosch, Guy A E
Author_Institution :
ESAT-TELEMIC, Katholieke Univ. Leuven, Leuven
Abstract :
In this paper measurement and simulation results are presented for a millimeter wave (mm-wave) antenna, optimized for low-cost mass production in PCB technology. Therefore, a significant effort has gone into material characterization and assessment of the manufacturing resolution with the subsequent adaptation of the antenna topology. Different antenna topologies were realized on a single laminate with fixed feeding networks. Consequently, additional line measurements were performed to extract the S-parameters of the CPW to microstrip feeding structure. Return loss measurements of the antenna are demonstrated with and without de-embedding of the feeding structure.
Keywords :
S-parameters; antenna feeds; broadband antennas; coplanar waveguides; microstrip antennas; millimetre wave antennas; planar antennas; printed circuits; PCB substrate; S-parameter; antenna topology; broadband planar antenna; coplanar waveguide; fixed feeding network; frequency 60 GHz; mass production; microstrip feeding structure; millimeter wave antenna; return loss measurement; Adaptive arrays; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Manufacturing; Mass production; Millimeter wave measurements; Millimeter wave technology; Network topology; Optimized production technology; Planar arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2009. EuCAP 2009. 3rd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Berlin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4753-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-3-00-024573-2
