Open AccessKa band microstrip fed slot array antenna with PMC packaging
Author(s) -
SánchezCabello Carlos,
Herrán Luis Fernando,
Zaman Ashraf Uz,
RajoIglesias Eva
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iet microwaves, antennas and propagation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.555
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1751-8733
pISSN - 1751-8725
DOI - 10.1049/iet-map.2020.0565
Subject(s) - microstrip , microstrip antenna , conductor , slot antenna , wideband , leakage (economics) , patch antenna , materials science , antenna (radio) , optoelectronics , electrical engineering , acoustics , optics , engineering , electronic engineering , physics , economics , composite material , macroeconomics
A wideband slot array antenna fed by perfect magnetic conductor (PMC) packaged microstrip lines at 28 GHz frequency range is presented. The slot array is designed with conventional microstrip technology and a PMC layer is used as a packaging solution to stop surface waves, cavity modes or any unwanted field leakage, coupling or radiation from the feeding lines. The PMC is implemented with a periodic metal pin structure. The array is fed by a corporate feed system and a good agreement with experimental results is obtained.