Bandwidth enhancement of planar slot antenna using complementary source technique for millimeter-wave applications

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Original languageEnglish
Article number6834784
Pages (from-to)4452-4458
Journal / PublicationIEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
Volume62
Issue number9
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2014

Abstract

Traditional coplanar waveguide (CPW)-fed planar slot antennas are inherently narrow in bandwidth. Widening open-ends of the slot and adding parasitic elements are popular techniques for bandwidth enhancement. An alternative approach is to apply complementary sources. In this paper, a new stacked structure of complementary antenna is proposed which utilizes a traditional CPW-fed slot antenna to act as a magnetic source and a parasitic dipole located across the slot to act as an electric source. This antenna array, fabricated on generic microwave substrate with simple plated-through-hole, printed-circuit technology, the measured impedance bandwidth can cover from 55 to 67 GHz for VSWR ≤ 3.0. It achieves a maximum measured gain of 12.2 dBi at 65 GHz and above 10.0 dBi in the passband from 56 to 67 GHz for 60-GHz application.

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  • Bandwidth enhancement, Complementary antenna, Millimeter-wave antenna arrays, Stable radiation pattern

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