An LTCC Microstrip Grid Array Antenna for 94-GHz Applications

Author

Zihao Chen ; Yue Ping Zhang ; Bisognin, Aimeric ; Titz, Diane ; Ferrero, Fabien ; Luxey, Cyril

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore

Volume

14

fYear

2015

fDate

2015

Firstpage

1279

Lastpage

1281

Abstract

A designed microstrip grid array antenna at 94 GHz in a low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) technology was fabricated and measured. The designed and measured results are in good agreement. They show a 10-dB impedance bandwidth of 5.12 GHz from 90 GHz to 95.12 GHz (or 5.45% at 94 GHz), a maximal peak realized of 17.1 dBi with a 3-dB gain bandwidth of 5.5 GHz from 92.0 GHz to 97.5 GHz (or 5.85% at 94 GHz). These good performances make the microstrip grid array antenna a suitable candidate for 94-GHz applications.

Keywords

antenna testing; ceramic packaging; microstrip antenna arrays; millimetre wave antenna arrays; LTCC microstrip grid array antenna; bandwidth 5.12 GHz; bandwidth 5.5 GHz; frequency 90 GHz to 95.12 GHz; frequency 92 GHz to 97.5 GHz; gain 3 dB; impedance bandwidth; low-temperature co-fired ceramic technology; Antenna measurements; Arrays; Frequency measurement; Gain measurement; Microstrip; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; 94 GHz; antenna array; grid array antenna; low-temperature co-fired ceramic;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1225

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2015.2402159

Filename

7038182