LTCC-Integrated Dielectric Resonant Antenna Array for 5G Applications
A millimeter-wave dielectric resonator antenna array with an integrated feeding network and a novel alignment superstrate in Low Temperature Cofired Ceramics (LTCC) technology is presented. The antenna array consists of 16 cylindrical DR antenna (CDRA) elements operating at 28 GHz for mm-Wave 5G app...
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| description | A millimeter-wave dielectric resonator antenna array with an integrated feeding network and a novel alignment superstrate in Low Temperature Cofired Ceramics (LTCC) technology is presented. The antenna array consists of 16 cylindrical DR antenna (CDRA) elements operating at 28 GHz for mm-Wave 5G applications. The array is fed by an inverted microstrip corporate feeding network designed and built in the same LTCC stack as the resonators. A grooved and grounded superstrate is introduced to facilitate the alignment of the individual array elements while enhancing the overall performance of the antenna array. The performance of the proposed stack is evaluated numerically and compared with measured data. Measured results show an impedance bandwidth of 9.81% at 28.72 GHz with a maximum realized gain of 15.68 dBi and an efficiency of 88%, and are in excellent agreement with simulations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-61bb87707b0a4c6caff0afe094d46e672023-11-21T22:10:41ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202021-05-012111380110.3390/s21113801LTCC-Integrated Dielectric Resonant Antenna Array for 5G ApplicationsMohsen Niayesh0Ammar Kouki1Electrical Engineering Department, Ecole de Technologie Superieure (ETS), Montreal, QC H3C 1K3, CanadaElectrical Engineering Department, Ecole de Technologie Superieure (ETS), Montreal, QC H3C 1K3, CanadaA millimeter-wave dielectric resonator antenna array with an integrated feeding network and a novel alignment superstrate in Low Temperature Cofired Ceramics (LTCC) technology is presented. The antenna array consists of 16 cylindrical DR antenna (CDRA) elements operating at 28 GHz for mm-Wave 5G applications. The array is fed by an inverted microstrip corporate feeding network designed and built in the same LTCC stack as the resonators. A grooved and grounded superstrate is introduced to facilitate the alignment of the individual array elements while enhancing the overall performance of the antenna array. The performance of the proposed stack is evaluated numerically and compared with measured data. Measured results show an impedance bandwidth of 9.81% at 28.72 GHz with a maximum realized gain of 15.68 dBi and an efficiency of 88%, and are in excellent agreement with simulations.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/11/3801millimeter wave (mm-Wave)dielectric resonant antenna (DRA)fifth generation (5G)array antennacorporate feeding networkmulti-layered technology |
| spellingShingle | Mohsen Niayesh Ammar Kouki LTCC-Integrated Dielectric Resonant Antenna Array for 5G Applications Sensors millimeter wave (mm-Wave) dielectric resonant antenna (DRA) fifth generation (5G) array antenna corporate feeding network multi-layered technology |
| title | LTCC-Integrated Dielectric Resonant Antenna Array for 5G Applications |
| title_full | LTCC-Integrated Dielectric Resonant Antenna Array for 5G Applications |
| title_fullStr | LTCC-Integrated Dielectric Resonant Antenna Array for 5G Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | LTCC-Integrated Dielectric Resonant Antenna Array for 5G Applications |
| title_short | LTCC-Integrated Dielectric Resonant Antenna Array for 5G Applications |
| title_sort | ltcc integrated dielectric resonant antenna array for 5g applications |
| topic | millimeter wave (mm-Wave) dielectric resonant antenna (DRA) fifth generation (5G) array antenna corporate feeding network multi-layered technology |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/11/3801 |
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