Compact Design of Annular-Microstrip-Fed mmW Antenna Arrays
In this paper, a series of four novel microstrip antenna array designs based on different annular-microstrip feeding lines at 60-GHz millimeter wave (mmW) band are proposed, aiming at the potential usage of the mmW coverage antenna with multi-directional property. As the feeding network, the annular...
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| description | In this paper, a series of four novel microstrip antenna array designs based on different annular-microstrip feeding lines at 60-GHz millimeter wave (mmW) band are proposed, aiming at the potential usage of the mmW coverage antenna with multi-directional property. As the feeding network, the annular contour microstrip lines are employed to connect the patch units so as to form a more compact array. Our first design is to use an outer contour annular microstrip line to connect four-direction linear arrays composed of 1 × 3 rectangular patches, thus the gain of 8.4 dBi and bandwidth of over 300 MHz are obtained. Our second design is to apply the two-direction pitchfork-shaped array each made up of two same linear arrays as the above, therefore the gain of 9.65 dBi and bandwidth of around 250 MHz are achieved. Our third design is to employ dual (inner and outer contour) annular-microstrip feeding lines to interconnect the above four-direction linear arrays, while our fourth design is to bring bridged annular-microstrip feeding lines, both of which can realize the goal of multi-directional radiation characteristic and higher gain of over 10 dBi. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fd637140857249bda2bda40a5952a23f2023-11-21T21:27:30ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202021-05-012111369510.3390/s21113695Compact Design of Annular-Microstrip-Fed mmW Antenna ArraysShu-Dong Lin0Shi Pu1Chen Wang2Hai-Yang Ren3Hubei Key Laboratory of Roadway Bridge and Structure Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, ChinaHubei Key Laboratory of Roadway Bridge and Structure Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, ChinaAltair Engineering Software (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200070, ChinaDepartment of Physical Science and Technology, School of Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, ChinaIn this paper, a series of four novel microstrip antenna array designs based on different annular-microstrip feeding lines at 60-GHz millimeter wave (mmW) band are proposed, aiming at the potential usage of the mmW coverage antenna with multi-directional property. As the feeding network, the annular contour microstrip lines are employed to connect the patch units so as to form a more compact array. Our first design is to use an outer contour annular microstrip line to connect four-direction linear arrays composed of 1 × 3 rectangular patches, thus the gain of 8.4 dBi and bandwidth of over 300 MHz are obtained. Our second design is to apply the two-direction pitchfork-shaped array each made up of two same linear arrays as the above, therefore the gain of 9.65 dBi and bandwidth of around 250 MHz are achieved. Our third design is to employ dual (inner and outer contour) annular-microstrip feeding lines to interconnect the above four-direction linear arrays, while our fourth design is to bring bridged annular-microstrip feeding lines, both of which can realize the goal of multi-directional radiation characteristic and higher gain of over 10 dBi.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/11/3695microstrip antennaarraymmWfeeding linemulti-direction |
| spellingShingle | Shu-Dong Lin Shi Pu Chen Wang Hai-Yang Ren Compact Design of Annular-Microstrip-Fed mmW Antenna Arrays Sensors microstrip antenna array mmW feeding line multi-direction |
| title | Compact Design of Annular-Microstrip-Fed mmW Antenna Arrays |
| title_full | Compact Design of Annular-Microstrip-Fed mmW Antenna Arrays |
| title_fullStr | Compact Design of Annular-Microstrip-Fed mmW Antenna Arrays |
| title_full_unstemmed | Compact Design of Annular-Microstrip-Fed mmW Antenna Arrays |
| title_short | Compact Design of Annular-Microstrip-Fed mmW Antenna Arrays |
| title_sort | compact design of annular microstrip fed mmw antenna arrays |
| topic | microstrip antenna array mmW feeding line multi-direction |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/11/3695 |
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