Ridge Gap Waveguide based Slot Antenna Array for Point to Point Wireless Communication

Shozab Shafiq*, Hao Luo, Qasim Ali, Syed Muzahir Abbas, Houjun Sun

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Abstract

A millimeter-wave, corporate-fed slot antenna array based on ridge gap waveguide technology is presented. It consists of three metal layers separated by a small gap. The antenna sub-array comprises four cavity-backed slots arranged symmetrically in a grid-shaped pattern. This sub-array is a unit cell for a planar array. The top layer consists of radiating slots surrounded by an octagonal cavity to minimize mutual coupling between the slots and avoid grating lobes. In the middle, a cavity layer increases the impedance bandwidth of the antenna, and at the bottom there lies a feed network layer that is built on ridge gap waveguide technology. Periodic circular-shaped metal pins confine the input power both in the cavity layer as well as in the distribution layer within the prescribed paths. Equal power dividers are used for uniform excitation to keep amplitudes and phases equal at all output ports. The proposed antenna array has a relative impedance bandwidth of 11.3% with an input reflection coefficient better than -10dB from 58 GHz to 65 GHz frequency range.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2022 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, ISAP 2022
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages575-576
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781665479622
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event27th International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, ISAP 2022 - Sydney, Australia
Duration: 31 Oct 20223 Nov 2022

Publication series

Name2022 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, ISAP 2022

Conference

Conference27th International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, ISAP 2022
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CitySydney
Period31/10/223/11/22

Keywords

  • gap waveguide
  • millimeter-wave
  • ridge gap waveguide
  • slot array

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