| Title | Slot radiator with tuning vias for circularly polarized SIW linear array |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Sanchez-Olivares, P., and J. L. Masa-Campos |
| Conference Name | Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on |
| Date Published | March |
| Keywords | 16-element circularly-polarized SIW linear array antenna, antenna radiation patterns, antenna reflection, Arrays, circular polarization (CP), electromagnetic wave polarisation, frequency 16.3 GHz to 17.7 GHz, linear antenna arrays, metallic vias, prototypes, radiating elements, Reflection, slot antenna arrays, Slot antennas, Slot array antenna, slot radiator, slot reflection, substrate integrated waveguide, substrate integrated waveguide (SIW), substrate integrated waveguides, Substrates, Taylor distribution, Tuning, tuning element, tuning via, tuning vias |
| Abstract | A 16-element circularly polarized (CP) Substrate Integrated Waveguide (SIW) linear array antenna with -26 dB Taylor distribution and 2% residue power at 17 GHz is designed. The single element consists of four crossed inclined radiating slots. In this configuration, reflection goals on the linear array are not fully achieved. For this reason a tuning element is included on some of the individual radiating elements, which consists of a pair of metallic vias that greatly enhances the reflection of longest slots. Therefore, the antenna reflection is also improved. A global antenna prototype is manufacture to check the new slot element performance in an array configuration. The specified operation band is 16.3 to 17.7 GHz. |
| DOI | 10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6205816 |
