研究目的
The purpose of this work is to enhance the bandwidth characteristics of the millimeter-wave high-gain array without complicating the air-filled array geometry or increasing the array volume.
研究成果
The proposed high-gain wideband magneto-electric dipole antenna array fed by an air-filled stepped waveguide feed network demonstrates good operating performance and printable compact geometry, making it attractive for millimeter-wave wideband wireless communications. The design achieves an impedance bandwidth of 31%, a gain up to 28.5 dBi, stable unidirectional radiation patterns with cross polarization of less than -35 dB, and a radiation efficiency close to 90%.
研究不足
The fabrication tolerance of the 3D printing process slightly influences the aperture field distribution and thus leading to discrepancy in the sidelobe. The impedance bandwidth is confined by the relatively high reflection coefficient of the feed network within the vicinity of around 40 GHz.