Abstract
A 2 x 2 microstrip patch antenna array fed by a substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) feeding network for 24-GHz radar applications is proposed in this letter. Themicrostrip patches are aperture-coupled with the feeding network consisting of a perpendicular coax-to-SIW transition and two Y-junction power dividers. The antenna design is performed in the full-wave electromagnetic solver ANSYS HFSS and verified by measurement. At the operation frequency 24 GHz, a fabricated prototype has a gain of 11.1 dBi and a low sidelobe level below -22 dB in the E-plane and -33 dB in the H-plane.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1287-1290 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters |
| Volume | 12 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Antenna array
- microstrip patch
- power divider
- slot
- substrate integrated waveguide (SIW)