Title :
A Compact 60-GHz Tapered Slot Antenna Printed on LCP Substrate for WPAN Applications
Author :
Pazin, Lev ; Leviatan, Yehuda
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
fDate :
7/2/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We describe a compact endfire 60-GHz tapered slot antenna (TSA), which is printed on a low-permittivity liquid crystal polymer (LCP) substrate. The antenna features a novel wideband collinear microstrip-to-slot transition, which is of smaller size compared to other transitions. This antenna can be integrated with a RF module for use in future wireless personal area network (WPAN) applications. Such an antenna can be used both as an individual radiator as well as an element of antenna array. The antenna also features a fork-shaped metallic carrier, which gives it good rigidity. In addition, the antenna features a metallic reflector, which increases its directive gain. Numerical simulations show that the operating frequency band of the antenna is from 53.3 to 69.6 GHz (greater than 25% bandwidth) and that the directive gain of the antenna within its operating frequency range 57-66 GHz is between 6.8 and 9.9 dB.
Keywords :
directive antennas; liquid crystal polymers; microstrip antenna arrays; permittivity; personal area networks; reflector antennas; slot antenna arrays; wireless LAN; LCP substrate; RF module; WPAN application; compact endfire tapered slot antenna; directive gain; fork-shaped metallic carrier; frequency 53.3 GHz to 69.6 GHz; low-permittivity liquid crystal polymer substrate; metallic reflector; numerical simulation; wideband collinear microstrip-to-slot transition; wireless personal area network; Liquid crystal polymer (LCP); RF module; microstrip-to-slot transition; tapered slot antenna (TSA); wireless personal area network (WPAN);
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2010.2046612
