X-Band SIW cavity-backed patch antenna for radar applications

Author

Losito, O. ; Mescia, L. ; Chiapperino, Michele A. ; Castellano, T. ; Venanzoni, G. ; Mencarelli, Davide ; Angeloni, Giacomo ; Carta, Pasquale ; Starace, Emanuele Michele ; Prudenzano, F.

Author_Institution

DEE- Dipt. di Ing. Elettr. e dell´Inf., Politec. di Bari, Bari, Italy

fYear

2013

fDate

6-10 Oct. 2013

Firstpage

199

Lastpage

202

Abstract

A Substrate Integrated Waveguide (SIW) cavity-backed microstrip patch antenna for radar applications operating in X Band is designed. In order to increase the bandwidth, the SIW technology is used to build a circular cavity which surrounds a modified rectangular patch. The modified patch has truncated corners and two cuts in the lateral sides. Accurate electromagnetic investigation has been performed using CST Microwave Studio^© in terms of radiation pattern, bandwidth, and matching. The prototype employs a Taconic RF-35 substrate with ε_r= 3.5 and thickness of 1.52 mm. A good agreement between simulations and experiments is obtained. The proposed antenna is a promising candidate for a low-cost implementation of radar antenna arrays.

Keywords

antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; radar antennas; substrate integrated waveguides; CST Microwave Studio^©; SIW technology; Taconic RF-35; X-Band SIW cavity backed patch antenna; cavity backed microstrip patch antenna; circular cavity; radar antenna arrays; radar applications; radiation bandwidth; radiation matching; radiation pattern; rectangular patch; substrate integrated waveguide; Bandwidth; Cavity resonators; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Substrates; Cavity Backed antenna; SIW antenna; X band antenna;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference (EuMC), 2013 European

Conference_Location

Nuremberg

Type

conf

Filename

6686625