학술논문

Thermoplastic Laminate and Cordierite/Indialite Glass-Ceramic Hybrid Package for 15-GHz Operated Antennas
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology IEEE Trans. Compon., Packag. Manufact. Technol. Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, IEEE Transactions on. 12(4):700-703 Apr, 2022
Subject
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Antenna arrays
Lenses
Antenna measurements
Antenna radiation patterns
Substrates
Ceramics
Antennas
ceramic material
lens antennas
thick-film circuit packaging
Language
ISSN
2156-3950
2156-3985
Abstract
This work describes a novel antenna package, a combination of a four-element array and a lens antenna performing the gain of 13.5 dBi, the bandwidth of 1 GHz and the total efficiency of 72% at 15 GHz. The $2\times 2$ elements array antenna was designed and fabricated using square patches with a substrate through vias and a capacitive feeding on the novel dielectric substrate combination: thermoplastic laminate and cordierite/indialite glass-ceramic. The ceramic substrate was selected regarding its impressive dielectric properties such as the relative permittivity of 6.3 and a quality factor Qf 55 400 GHz. The array antenna performed with a reflection coefficient −20 dB over the bandwidth. The cascaded array with an extended hemispherical lens antenna enhanced the gain into the certain direction with narrow beamwidth properties. The packaged antenna is demonstrated for the 5G telecommunication systems especially where low losses, high-temperature resistance, and high-temperature stability are required.