Title :
A compact dual-polarized wideband patch antenna array for the unlicensed 60 GHz band
Author :
Wollenschläger, Frank ; Stephan, Ralf ; Xia, Lei ; Müller, Jens ; Müller, Robert ; Ariza, Alexis Paolo Garcia ; Thomä, Reiner S. ; Hein, Matthias A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Micro- & Nanotechnol., Ilmenau Univ. of Technol., Ilmenau, Germany
Abstract :
The unlicensed 60 GHz industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) radio band provides a wide bandwidth for wireless high data rate communication systems. To optimally utilize these millimeter wave data transmission channels, exploiting orthogonal polarizations is a crucial enhancement. Along with the increase in data rate, improvements of the robustness of communication links in wireless local/personal area networks (WLANs/WPANs) can be achieved adopting the dual-polarization approach. Adjustment of the proper antenna gain is essential for meeting a specific link budget. We have designed, fabricated, and characterized a patch antenna array utilizing orthogonal polarizations in planar multilayer technology.
Keywords :
broadband antennas; microstrip antenna arrays; millimetre wave antenna arrays; personal area networks; polarisation; wireless LAN; WLAN/WPAN; communication links; compact antenna array; dual-polarized antenna array; frequency 60 GHz; medical radio band; millimeter wave data transmission channels; orthogonal polarizations; planar multilayer technology; scientific radio band; unlicensed industrial radio band; wideband patch antenna array; wireless local/personal area networks; Antenna measurements; Arrays; Bandwidth; Feeds; Frequency measurement; Gain;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0250-1
