Unified Design: Sub-6 GHz Conformal Patch Antennas Integrated with Millimeter-Wave Reflector for Fixed Wireless Access Terminals

The integration of sub-6 conformal patch antennas with a mm-wave reflector is proposed in this paper as a compact multi-band antenna solution. Using the concept of shared aperture antenna, patch antennas are placed on the surface of a reflector to obtain a dual frequency band antenna without increas...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on antennas and propagation 2024-11, p.1-1
Main Authors: Poyanco, Jose-Manuel, Fernandez-Duran, Alfonso, Rajo-Iglesias, Eva
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antenna feeds
Antenna radiation patterns
Antennas
Aperture antennas
conformal patch
dual band
mm-wave
Patch antennas
Phased arrays
reflector
Reflector antennas
shared aperture
sub-6 GHz
Substrates
Surface waves
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Summary:The integration of sub-6 conformal patch antennas with a mm-wave reflector is proposed in this paper as a compact multi-band antenna solution. Using the concept of shared aperture antenna, patch antennas are placed on the surface of a reflector to obtain a dual frequency band antenna without increasing the total volume of the system. The key aspect of the design is the use of a substrate thickness for the patches that is an integer multiple of 0.5λ 0 at the reflector operating frequency, to obtain in-phase reflections and minimize disturbance to reflector operation. As a proof-of-concept, a 28 GHz off-axis reflector antenna with a sub-6 dual-band U-shaped conformal patch antenna has been designed, simulated, manufactured, and measured.
ISSN:0018-926X
DOI:10.1109/TAP.2024.3503909