Planar Dual-Mode Horn Array with Corporate-Feed Network in Inverted Microstrip Gap Waveguide
Journal article, 2014

The gap waveguide technology was recently introduced as an alternative to hollow waveguides and substrate integrated waveguides for millimeter-wave applications. This paper presents the design of a 4 x 4 planar dual-mode horn array with low loss corporate feed network realized by using an inverted microstrip gap waveguide. The dual-mode horns are compact and designed to reduce the power losses in grating lobes. It is because the diameters of the horn apertures are larger than two wavelengths to allow more space for the feed network and thereby lower conductive losses. The measurements show very good agreement with simulations, with 10% bandwidth of the return loss, 25 dBi realized gain and about 60% aperture efficiency.

dual-mode horn

grating lobes

gap waveguide

feed network

Array

Author

Elena Pucci

Chalmers, Signals and Systems, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Eva Rajo

Chalmers, Signals and Systems, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

J.-L. Vazquez-Roy

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Per-Simon Kildal

Chalmers, Signals and Systems, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

0018926x (ISSN) 15582221 (eISSN)

Vol. 62 7 3534 - 3542 6798759

Areas of Advance

Information and Communication Technology

Subject Categories

Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2014.2317496

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3/23/2018