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ZTE Communications ›› 2016, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (S1): 2-6.DOI: DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1673-5188.2016.S1.001

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Substrate Integrated Waveguide Based Monopulse Slot Antenna Arrays for 60 GHz Applications

ZHU Jianfeng1,2, XUE Quan1,2, and LIAO Shaowei1,2   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China;
    2. CityU Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
  • Received:2016-06-15 Online:2016-12-01 Published:2019-11-29
  • About author:ZHU Jianfeng (zhujianfeng@bupt.edu.cn) received the BS degree in communication engineering from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China in 2013, where he is currently working toward the PhD degree. Since October 2015, he has been with City University of Hong Kong, China as a research assistant. His research interest is millimeter-wave antennas.
    XUE Quan (eeqxue@cityu.edu.hk) received the BS, MS, and PhD degrees in electronic engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), China, in 1988, 1990, and 1993, respectively. In 1993, he joined the UESTC, as a Lecturer. He became a Professor in 1997. From October 1997 to October 1998, he was a Research Associate and then a Research Fellow with the Chinese University of Hong Kong. In 1999, he joined the City University of Hong Kong where he is currently a Chair Professor of Microwave Engineering. He also serves the University as the Director of Information and Communication Technology Center (ICTC), the Deputy Director of CityU Shenzhen Research Institute, and the Deputy Director of State Key Lab of Millimeter Waves (Hong Kong). He was the Associate Vice President (Innovation Advancement and China Office) from June 2011 to January 2015. He has authored or co-authored over 260 internationally referred journal papers and over 100 international conference papers. His research interests include microwave passive components, active components, antenna, microwave monolithic integrated circuits (MMIC, and radio frequency integrated circuits (RFIC), etc. Professor XUE served the IEEE as an AdCom member of MTT-S from 2011-2013 and the associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques (2010-2013), the associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics (2010-present).
    LIAO Shaowei (shaowei.s.liao@ieee.org) received the PhD in electromagnetic fields and microwave technology from UESTC, China in 2010. From October 2007 to September 2009, he was a research assistant in the Department of Electronics, Carleton University, Canada. From January 2011 to August 2011, he was with the School of Electronic Engineering, UESTC, as a lecturer. From September 2011 to July 2012, he served as a senior research associate in the Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong. From July 2012 to September 2013, he joined Bell Labs Research in China, Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, as a research scientist. Now, he is an engineer at State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, City University of Hong Kong. His research interests include antennas (in particular, millimeterwave antennas and GNSS antennas), electromagnetic simulation and computational electromagnetics.
  • Supported by:
    This project is supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(“ 973”Program) under Grant No. 2014CB339900; the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 61372056.

Substrate Integrated Waveguide Based Monopulse Slot Antenna Arrays for 60 GHz Applications

ZHU Jianfeng1,2, XUE Quan1,2, and LIAO Shaowei1,2   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China;
    2. CityU Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
  • 作者简介:ZHU Jianfeng (zhujianfeng@bupt.edu.cn) received the BS degree in communication engineering from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China in 2013, where he is currently working toward the PhD degree. Since October 2015, he has been with City University of Hong Kong, China as a research assistant. His research interest is millimeter-wave antennas.
    XUE Quan (eeqxue@cityu.edu.hk) received the BS, MS, and PhD degrees in electronic engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), China, in 1988, 1990, and 1993, respectively. In 1993, he joined the UESTC, as a Lecturer. He became a Professor in 1997. From October 1997 to October 1998, he was a Research Associate and then a Research Fellow with the Chinese University of Hong Kong. In 1999, he joined the City University of Hong Kong where he is currently a Chair Professor of Microwave Engineering. He also serves the University as the Director of Information and Communication Technology Center (ICTC), the Deputy Director of CityU Shenzhen Research Institute, and the Deputy Director of State Key Lab of Millimeter Waves (Hong Kong). He was the Associate Vice President (Innovation Advancement and China Office) from June 2011 to January 2015. He has authored or co-authored over 260 internationally referred journal papers and over 100 international conference papers. His research interests include microwave passive components, active components, antenna, microwave monolithic integrated circuits (MMIC, and radio frequency integrated circuits (RFIC), etc. Professor XUE served the IEEE as an AdCom member of MTT-S from 2011-2013 and the associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques (2010-2013), the associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics (2010-present).
    LIAO Shaowei (shaowei.s.liao@ieee.org) received the PhD in electromagnetic fields and microwave technology from UESTC, China in 2010. From October 2007 to September 2009, he was a research assistant in the Department of Electronics, Carleton University, Canada. From January 2011 to August 2011, he was with the School of Electronic Engineering, UESTC, as a lecturer. From September 2011 to July 2012, he served as a senior research associate in the Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong. From July 2012 to September 2013, he joined Bell Labs Research in China, Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, as a research scientist. Now, he is an engineer at State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, City University of Hong Kong. His research interests include antennas (in particular, millimeterwave antennas and GNSS antennas), electromagnetic simulation and computational electromagnetics.
  • 基金资助:
    This project is supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(“ 973”Program) under Grant No. 2014CB339900; the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 61372056.

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Abstract: Monopulse slot antenna arrays based on substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) are proposed for the application of 60 GHz monopulse tracking systems in this paper. The sum-difference monopulse comparator can provide a high amplitude and phase balance over wide frequency band and no phase delay technique is required for the difference channel. Resonant slot antennas are adopted as the radiating elements since they can be integrated with the sum-difference monopulse comparator in a single layer with a compact size. Two monopulse arrays with 2 × 4 and 4 × 4 slot elements are designed, fabricated, and measured. Measured results show that the proposed antenna arrays have wide bandwidth covering the unlicensed 60-GHz band. The peak sum beam gain is 13.85 dBi for the 2 × 4 element array and 16.24 dBi for the 4 × 4 element array. The peak difference beam gain is 11.20 dBi for the 2 × 4 element array and 12.11 dBi for the 4 × 4 element array and the maximum null depth can reach -40 dB.

Key words: resonant slot antenna array, monopulse, substrate integrated waveguide (SIW), millimeter?wave (mmWave)

摘要： Monopulse slot antenna arrays based on substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) are proposed for the application of 60 GHz monopulse tracking systems in this paper. The sum-difference monopulse comparator can provide a high amplitude and phase balance over wide frequency band and no phase delay technique is required for the difference channel. Resonant slot antennas are adopted as the radiating elements since they can be integrated with the sum-difference monopulse comparator in a single layer with a compact size. Two monopulse arrays with 2 × 4 and 4 × 4 slot elements are designed, fabricated, and measured. Measured results show that the proposed antenna arrays have wide bandwidth covering the unlicensed 60-GHz band. The peak sum beam gain is 13.85 dBi for the 2 × 4 element array and 16.24 dBi for the 4 × 4 element array. The peak difference beam gain is 11.20 dBi for the 2 × 4 element array and 12.11 dBi for the 4 × 4 element array and the maximum null depth can reach -40 dB.

关键词: resonant slot antenna array, monopulse, substrate integrated waveguide (SIW), millimeter?wave (mmWave)