4-elements MMW array with EBG feeding network

Author

Elboushi, Ayman ; Briqech, Zouhair ; Sebak, Abdel R.

Author_Institution

Electr. & Comput. Eng., Concordia Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada

fYear

2013

fDate

7-13 July 2013

Firstpage

162

Lastpage

163

Abstract

A broadband and high gain 4-elements Ka-band tapered slot antenna (TSA) array with an EBG feeding network is presented. The EBG feeding structure is designed to suppress the surface waves causing unbalanced power division and undesired mutual coupling between the output ports. The array design parameters are tuned to achieve a 20 dB gain at 30 GHz, and an impedance bandwidth covers the entire ka-band. The array exhibits a constant gain and a stable radiation pattern over the operating band which makes it suitable for millimeter-wave short distance wireless communications and imaging applications.

Keywords

antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; broadband antennas; millimetre wave antenna arrays; photonic band gap; slot antenna arrays; 4-elements MMW array; EBG feeding network; TSA; antenna radiation pattern; broadband Ka-band tapered slot antenna array; frequency 30 GHz; gain 20 dB; high gain 4-elements Ka-band tapered slot antenna array; imaging applications; millimeter-wave short distance wireless communications; surface wave suppression; unbalanced power division; undesired mutual coupling; Antenna arrays; Arrays; Broadband antennas; Gain; Metamaterials; Periodic structures; Power dividers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

ISSN

1522-3965

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5315-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2013.6710742

Filename

6710742