2024-03-09
Broadband Bowtie-Based Log-Periodic Array Antenna via GIPD Process for 5G mm-Wave Applications
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 118, 55-61, 2024
Abstract
In this paper, a broadband bowtie-based log-periodic array antenna is proposed and investigated for 5G millimeter wave (mm-wave) applications. Using a Glass Integrated Passive Device (GIPD) process, the proposed antenna is implemented on a high dielectric constant glass substrate. To address the directional radiation issues associated with the traditional straight connection, the proposed antenna uses a crisscross connection effect with carefully spaced three dipole elements. Furthermore, the use of bowtie-based dipole offers a wide bandwidth advantage. The study also examines the effects of changes in key parameters on critical antenna features. The feeding structure uses a combination of coplanar waveguide (CPW) and microstrip line to strip line. For demonstration, a prototype antenna is optimized, fabricated and measured. The measurement results show that the 10 dB impedance bandwidth of the proposed antenna is from 21.5 to 36.1 GHz, and the gain is higher than 5.63 dBi.
Citation
Jixuan Li, Zenghui Xiang, Xuan Chen, Mi Xu, and Jinhui Li, "Broadband Bowtie-Based Log-Periodic Array Antenna via GIPD Process for 5G mm-Wave Applications," Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 118, 55-61, 2024.
doi:10.2528/PIERL23121402
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