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A 3‐D Printed PCB Integrated TEM Horn Antenna
Author(s) -
Miralles Enrique,
Schoenlinner Bernhard,
Belenguer Ángel,
Esteban Héctor,
Ziegler Volker
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/2018rs006594
Subject(s) - printed circuit board , microstrip antenna , coaxial antenna , patch antenna , antenna (radio) , return loss , optics , microstrip , antenna measurement , antenna factor , electrical engineering , materials science , acoustics , telecommunications , physics , computer science , engineering
This paper presents a very broadband (5–40 GHz) novel three dimension (3‐D) printed Transverse ElectroMagnetic (TEM) horn antenna. It is integrated with a planar Printed Circuit Board and radiates in a perpendicular direction of the Printed Circuit Board. The described antenna provides benefits in terms of cost and size for a two dimensional antenna array. Here the antenna and its corresponding transition to a regular 50 Ω microstrip line through Parallel Plate Waveguide and a 90° bend are presented. Prototypes of back‐to‐back transitions and antenna are fabricated and measured. The antenna has a return loss below −10 dB and a gain of approximately 10 dBi over the targeted frequency range.