Flex-rigid architecture for active millimeter-wave antenna arrays

Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Date Issued
2009-06
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Geise, Alexander  
Jacob, Arne F.  
Institut
Hochfrequenztechnik E-3  
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/8454
Journal
IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium digest  
Volume
2009
Start Page
809
End Page
812
Article Number
5165820
Citation
IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest (2009): 5165820 809-812 (2009)
Contribution to Conference
IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2009  
Publisher DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.2009.5165820
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-72949089992
Publisher
IEEE
A flex-rigid assembly is proposed for densely packed active antenna arrays. The multilayer compound bases on Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) and common RF substrates. The integration of the RF components as well as thermal and mechanical aspects are addressed. A complete 4x4 Ka-Band array providing polarization multiplex is demonstrated. Far-field measurements of the antenna elements are discussed.
Subjects
Active antennas
Hybrid integrated circuits
Multiplexing
Polarization
DDC Class
620: Ingenieurwissenschaften