Abstract
The design of a self-sustained cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) fed by a printed ridge gap waveguide technology is presented. The antenna is designed to operate in the 60 GHz band. To avoid the difficulties of aligning the DRA above the coupling slot, a supporting structure made of the same DRA material is employed. This supporting structure is made by perforating the dielectric around the DRA to reduce its relative permittivity. Numerical results show an impedance bandwidth of 20.5 % from 54.3 to 66.7 GHz, and a 3-dB gain bandwidth covering the whole impedance bandwidth with a maximum gain of 9.5 dB at 62 GHz. The proposed self-sustained DRA is a strong candidate for 5th generation wireless communication devices as an array element.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2017 IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications |
| Subtitle of host publication | Engaged Citizens and their New Smart Worlds, PIMRC 2017 - Conference Proceedings |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781538635315 |
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| State | Published - 2 Jul 2017 |
Publication series
| Name | IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC |
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| Volume | 2017-October |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 IEEE.
Keywords
- DRA
- Ridge gap waveguide
- Wideband antenna
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering