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Highly integrated antennas and front-ends for 60 GHz WLAN applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2011

Marta Martínez-Vázquez ,
Christos Oikonomopoulos-Zachos ,
Kai Maulwurf ,
Frank Wollenschläger ,
Ralf Stephan ,
Matthias A. Hein ,
Lei Xia ,
Jens Müller ,
Carlos Estañ  and
Kai Dombrowski
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Marta Martínez-Vázquez*
Affiliation:
IMST GmbH, Carl-Friedrich-Gauss-Strasse 2, 47475 Kamp-Lintfort, Germany. Phone:  + 49 2842 981316.
Christos Oikonomopoulos-Zachos
Affiliation:
IMST GmbH, Carl-Friedrich-Gauss-Strasse 2, 47475 Kamp-Lintfort, Germany. Phone:  + 49 2842 981316.
Kai Maulwurf
Affiliation:
IMST GmbH, Carl-Friedrich-Gauss-Strasse 2, 47475 Kamp-Lintfort, Germany. Phone:  + 49 2842 981316.
Frank Wollenschläger
Affiliation:
Ilmenau University of Technology, Ehrenbergstraße 29, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany.
Ralf Stephan
Affiliation:
Ilmenau University of Technology, Ehrenbergstraße 29, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany.
Matthias A. Hein
Affiliation:
Ilmenau University of Technology, Ehrenbergstraße 29, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany.
Lei Xia
Affiliation:
Ilmenau University of Technology, Ehrenbergstraße 29, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany.
Jens Müller
Affiliation:
Ilmenau University of Technology, Ehrenbergstraße 29, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany.
Carlos Estañ
Affiliation:
TES Electronic Solutions GmbH, Zettachring 8, Stuttgart 70567, Germany.
Kai Dombrowski
Affiliation:
TES Electronic Solutions GmbH, Zettachring 8, Stuttgart 70567, Germany.
Veselin Branković
Affiliation:
TES Electronic Solutions GmbH, Zettachring 8, Stuttgart 70567, Germany.
Dušan Radović
Affiliation:
TES Electronic Solutions GmbH, Zettachring 8, Stuttgart 70567, Germany.
*
Corresponding author: M. Martínez-Vázquez Email: martinez@imst.de
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Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the research carried on in the EASY-A project concerning the design of antennas for different applications in the unlicensed band around 60 GHz, and their integration into compact RF front-ends. Different antenna configurations, in conventional microwave substrate and low-temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC), were studied and fabricated. The results comply with the requirements established for various scenarios.

Keywords

integrated antennasmillimetre-wave antennas
Type
Research Article
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 3 , Special Issue 2: 60 GHz Wireless Communication Circuits and Systems , April 2011 , pp. 157 - 170
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2011

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