Abstract
In this paper, the design of a high performance dielectric rod antenna is described and validated through measurements. The manufactured 60-GHz dielectric rod antenna has the predicted gain of around 15 dBi and supports dual circular polarization. The lateral dimension of the rod antenna is very small in comparison to its counterparts. The measured port-to-port isolation larger than 20 dB is obtained for the bandwidth of 1.1 GHz. The measured axial ratio (AR) in the bandwidth of interest is below 0.5 dB. It will be shown that the very wideband return loss is due to the quadrature hybrid coupler.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | European Microwave Week 2013, EuMW 2013 - Conference Proceedings; EuRAD 2013: 10th European Radar Conference |
| Pages | 359-362 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Event | 10th European Radar Conference (EuRAD 2013) - Nuremberg, Germany Duration: 6 Oct 2013 → 11 Oct 2013 Conference number: 10 |
Conference
| Conference | 10th European Radar Conference (EuRAD 2013) |
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| Abbreviated title | EuRAD 2013 |
| Country/Territory | Germany |
| City | Nuremberg |
| Period | 6/10/13 → 11/10/13 |
| Other | Held as Part of 16th European Microwave Week, EuMW 2013 |
Keywords
- antenna radiation patterns
- Antennas
- couplers
- directional antennas
- gain measurement
- millimeter wave communication
- millimeter wave measurements