Parallel fed 2×1 antenna array utilizing surface wave cancellation on LTCC substrate

Josef Hagn; Valerio Frascolla; Ronan Sauleau; Jouko Aurinsalo; Markku Lahti; Kari Kautio

doi:10.23919/EuCAP.2017.7928258

Parallel fed 2×1 antenna array utilizing surface wave cancellation on LTCC substrate

Josef Hagn, Valerio Frascolla, Ronan Sauleau, Jouko Aurinsalo, Markku Lahti, Kari Kautio

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Abstract

In this paper a novel design of an UE (User Equipment) antenna for the 60-GHz band is presented. The antenna was realized on LTCC A6M-E substrate to ease a later integration with the RF-chipset on a single module. To satisfy the requirement of a relative bandwidth of 15 % an electrically thick substrate was utilized, which unfortunately leads to an undesired excitation of surface waves. A suppression of these dielectric modes was achieved by employing a cancellation technique of excited surface waves. The proposed antenna consists of two parallel fed aperture coupled microstrip patch antennas. The S-parameter and radiation pattern results (simulation and measurement) are presented and are used to verify the antenna design. The manufactured antenna exhibits a -10 dB impedance bandwidth of more than 9 GHz, a Half Power Beam Width (HPBW) greater than 60 ° and a realized gain of more than 5.5 dBi over the bandwidth.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP)
Publisher	IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Pages	185-189
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-8-8907-0187-0
ISBN (Print)	978-1-5090-3742-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.23919/EuCAP.2017.7928258
Publication status	Published - 15 May 2017
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2017 - Paris, France Duration: 19 Mar 2017 → 24 Mar 2017

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Conference	11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2017
Abbreviated title	EuCAP 2017
Country/Territory	France
City	Paris
Period	19/03/17 → 24/03/17

Keywords

S-parameters
aperture antennas
ceramic packaging
microstrip antenna arrays
millimetre wave antenna arrays
LTCC A6M-E substrate
RF-chipset
S-parameter
antenna array
antenna design
aperture coupled microstrip patch antennas
radiation pattern
surface wave cancellation
surface waves
user equipment antenna
Antenna measurements
Antenna radiation patterns
Patch antennas
Substrates
Surface impedance
Surface waves
60-GHz band
Surface wave cancellation
UE
V-band
antenna arrays
patch antennas
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Hagn, J., Frascolla, V., Sauleau, R., Aurinsalo, J., Lahti, M., & Kautio, K. (2017). Parallel fed 2×1 antenna array utilizing surface wave cancellation on LTCC substrate. In 2017 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP) (pp. 185-189). Article 7928258 IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. https://doi.org/10.23919/EuCAP.2017.7928258

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Hagn, J, Frascolla, V, Sauleau, R, Aurinsalo, J, Lahti, M & Kautio, K 2017, Parallel fed 2×1 antenna array utilizing surface wave cancellation on LTCC substrate. in 2017 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP)., 7928258, IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, pp. 185-189, 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2017, Paris, France, 19/03/17. https://doi.org/10.23919/EuCAP.2017.7928258

Parallel fed 2×1 antenna array utilizing surface wave cancellation on LTCC substrate. / Hagn, Josef; Frascolla, Valerio; Sauleau, Ronan et al.
2017 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP). IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, 2017. p. 185-189 7928258.

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