A Novel Microwave Antenna and Optical Antenna Integrated Antenna Array

The design, fabrication and measurement of a novel integrated antenna array which combines microwave antenna and optical antenna are presented. The proposed antenna unit consists of a micro-strip Vivaldi antenna, a common metal frame which acts as ground plate for Vivaldi antenna, and an optical ant...

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Published in2022 IEEE 10th Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation (APCAP) pp. 1 - 2
Main Authors Li, Zichao, Liu, Jinlin, Yang, Liangyong, Zhang, Xiaolin
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 04.11.2022
Subjects
Antenna measurements
Metals
Microwave antenna arrays
Microwave measurement
Optical variables measurement
Prototypes
Vivaldi antennas
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Summary:The design, fabrication and measurement of a novel integrated antenna array which combines microwave antenna and optical antenna are presented. The proposed antenna unit consists of a micro-strip Vivaldi antenna, a common metal frame which acts as ground plate for Vivaldi antenna, and an optical antenna mounted between two Vivaldi antennas. Utilizing an integrated design, not only is a fusion of two different types of antennas realized, but also the whole antenna's size and weight are reduced. Though the gain of Vivaldi antenna decreases slightly due to deterioration of backward radiation, the prototype array exhibits a measured \boldsymbol{VSWR} < 2.4 and good radiation pattern from 9.0GHz to 10.2GHz, showing well agreement with simulations.
DOI:10.1109/APCAP56600.2022.10069921