A 150-GHz CPW-fed tapered-slot antenna

Author

Lazaro, Miguel A Palacios ; Judaschke, Rolf

Author_Institution

Tech. Univ. Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg, Germany

Volume

14

Issue

2

fYear

2004

Firstpage

62

Lastpage

64

Abstract

An easy method for increasing the substrate thickness of tapered slot antennas (TSA) is presented. With this method, antennas three times thicker compared with conventional designs can be realized, with an almost unchanged performance. The method has been successfully applied to a 150-GHz TSA on quartz substrate. The antenna has been carefully examined theoretically and measured with a field measurement system to determine both amplitude and phase of the radiated field. Finally, and based upon our results, a twin TSA is proposed and theoretically investigated.

Keywords

antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; coplanar waveguides; millimetre wave antennas; slot antennas; 150 GHz; CPW-fed tapered-slot antenna; field measurement system; quartz substrate; radiated field; radiation amplitude; radiation phase; substrate thickness; twin TSA; vector field measurement; Antenna measurements; Dielectric constant; Dielectric substrates; Horn antennas; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave technology; Phase measurement; Shape; Slot antennas; Slotline;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1531-1309

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LMWC.2003.822572

Filename

1268098