Title :
Waveguide transition to feed a fully PCB integrated dielectric rod antenna
Author :
Poprawa, F. ; Zanati, A. ; Ziroff, Andreas ; Ellinger, F.
Author_Institution :
Siemens AG, Munich, Germany
Abstract :
A microstrip line-to-circular waveguide transition is described which operates at a nominal design frequency of 77 GHz. In order to improve the transmission characteristics, an additional periodically structured shield is used. The transition is capable of exciting a dielectric rod antenna, thus enabling the realization of radar modules on a PCB substrate with a dielectric rod antenna interface.
Keywords :
Antenna feeds; Dielectric substrates; Frequency; Microstrip antennas; NASA; Radar antennas; Space technology; Waveguide transitions;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT), 2010 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6056-4
Electronic_ISBN :
0149-645X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2010.5515032
