A Wideband Millimeter-Wave Dual-Beam Dielectric Resonator Antenna with Substrate Integration Capability
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Design of the Proposed Antenna Element
2.1. Configuration of the Proposed Antenna Element
2.2. Operating Mechanism of the Antenna Element
2.3. Parametric Study on the Antenna Element
2.4. Simulated Results of the Antenna Element
3. 1 × 4 Antenna Array and Experimental Results
3.1. Configuration of the Antenna Array
3.2. Experimental Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Ref. | Antenna Type | f0 (GHz) | Sizes (λ0 × λ0) | 10 dB FBW 1 (%) | Radiation Pattern | Peak Radiation Efficiency (%) |
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[14] | Patch | 5.49 | 0.62 × 0.49 | 11.3 | Dual-beam | 95 (element) |
[15] | Patch | 29.35 | 1.55 × 1.47 | 10.6 | Dual-beam | - |
[16] | Patch | 5.38 | 0.81 × 0.72 | 19.3 | Dual-beam | ~87 (element) |
[17] | Patch | 3.5 | 1 × 3.7 | 23.5 | Dual-beam | - |
[18] | DRA | 6.4 | 0.77 × 0.77 | 4.7 | Dual-beam | - |
[21] | SIDRA | 9.8 | 1.25 × 1.21 | 33.4 | Broadside | 92 (element) |
[22] | SIDRA | 24 | 0.64 × 0.88 | 34 | Broadside | 93 (element) |
This work | SIDRA element | 29 | 1.8 × 0.75 | 42.2 | Dual-beam | 95.5 |
SIDRA array | 29.4 | 4.8 × 2.06 | 41.2 | Dual-beam | 83 |
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Shi, J.; Xu, R.; Wu, B.; Wang, L.; Jiang, R. A Wideband Millimeter-Wave Dual-Beam Dielectric Resonator Antenna with Substrate Integration Capability. Micromachines 2024, 15, 1022. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi15081022
Shi J, Xu R, Wu B, Wang L, Jiang R. A Wideband Millimeter-Wave Dual-Beam Dielectric Resonator Antenna with Substrate Integration Capability. Micromachines. 2024; 15(8):1022. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi15081022
Chicago/Turabian StyleShi, Jin, Ranhao Xu, Bowen Wu, Lei Wang, and Ruirui Jiang. 2024. "A Wideband Millimeter-Wave Dual-Beam Dielectric Resonator Antenna with Substrate Integration Capability" Micromachines 15, no. 8: 1022. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi15081022