TY - JOUR
T1 - A Ferrite LTCC-Based Monolithic SIW Phased Antenna Array
AU - Nafe, Ahmed A.
AU - Ghaffar, Farhan A.
AU - Farooqui, Muhammad Fahad
AU - Shamim, Atif
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: The authors would like to thank Kari Kautio and his
team at VTT-electronics Finland for the efforts in fabricating
the prototype and King Abdullah University of Science and
Technology (KAUST) for funding this project.
PY - 2016/11/17
Y1 - 2016/11/17
N2 - In this work, we present a novel configuration for realizing monolithic SIW-based phased antenna arrays using Ferrite LTCC technology. Unlike the current common schemes for realizing SIW phased arrays that rely on surface-mount component (p-i-n diodes, etc) for controlling the phase of the individual antenna elements, here the phase is tuned by biasing of the ferrite filling of the SIW. This approach eliminates the need for mounting of any additional RF components and enables seamless monolithic integration of phase shifters and antennas in SIW technology. As a proof of concept, a two-element slotted SIW-based phased array is designed, fabricated and measured. The prototype exhibits a gain of 4.9 dBi at 13.2 GHz and a maximum E-plane beam-scanning of 28 degrees using external windings for biasing the phase shifters. Moreover, the array can achieve a maximum beam-scanning of 19 degrees when biased with small windings that are embedded in the package. This demonstration marks the first time a fully monolithic SIW-based phased array is realized in Ferrite LTCC technology and paves the way for future larger-size implementations.
AB - In this work, we present a novel configuration for realizing monolithic SIW-based phased antenna arrays using Ferrite LTCC technology. Unlike the current common schemes for realizing SIW phased arrays that rely on surface-mount component (p-i-n diodes, etc) for controlling the phase of the individual antenna elements, here the phase is tuned by biasing of the ferrite filling of the SIW. This approach eliminates the need for mounting of any additional RF components and enables seamless monolithic integration of phase shifters and antennas in SIW technology. As a proof of concept, a two-element slotted SIW-based phased array is designed, fabricated and measured. The prototype exhibits a gain of 4.9 dBi at 13.2 GHz and a maximum E-plane beam-scanning of 28 degrees using external windings for biasing the phase shifters. Moreover, the array can achieve a maximum beam-scanning of 19 degrees when biased with small windings that are embedded in the package. This demonstration marks the first time a fully monolithic SIW-based phased array is realized in Ferrite LTCC technology and paves the way for future larger-size implementations.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/621838
UR - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7747428/
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85009211753&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/TAP.2016.2630502
DO - 10.1109/TAP.2016.2630502
M3 - Article
SN - 0018-926X
VL - 65
SP - 196
EP - 205
JO - IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
JF - IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
IS - 1
ER -