Millimetre-wave stacked patch antenna design on a folded LCP substrate

We describe a microstrip-fed stacked patch antenna suitable for generating radiation in the end-fire direction parallel to the plane of the transceiver substrate. The antenna exploits the flexible nature of a Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) substrate, which is folded at an angle of 90° to meet the radi...

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Main Authors: Nikolic, Nasiha, Weily, Andrew
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Arrays
Feeds
Microstrip
Microstrip antennas
Patch antennas
Substrates
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Summary:We describe a microstrip-fed stacked patch antenna suitable for generating radiation in the end-fire direction parallel to the plane of the transceiver substrate. The antenna exploits the flexible nature of a Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) substrate, which is folded at an angle of 90° to meet the radiation requirement. Performance of a linearly polarized single stacked patch antenna and an eight-element array are presented. The proposed antenna can be fabricated using low-cost thick-film technology and therefore is a good candidate for E-band millimeter-wave phased array applications.
ISSN:1522-3965
1947-1491
DOI:10.1109/APS.2014.6905257