Microstrip Millimeter Wave Antenna Study.

Abstract

The study was conducted primarily to investigate the feasibility and potential of integrating the front-end mixer circuit of a millimeter wave receiver into a microstrip antenna array. Development was concentrated in three areas: Investigate the practicality of conformal microstrip antennas in the millimeter wavelength region. Specifically a 32 X 32 element array operating at 38.4 GHz was designed, fabricated and tested. Investigate possible designs for a front-end mixer circuit (i.e., local oscillator and mixer) which are compatible with the goal of incorporation into the microstrip antenna array. Design, fabricate, and analyze candidate circuits. Integrate candidate front-end circuit into microstrip antenna array. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA067948

Entities

People

  • Michael A. Weiss
  • Richard B. Cassell

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antenna Arrays
  • Antennas
  • Arrays
  • Cavity Resonators
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Frequency
  • Gunn Effect
  • Local Oscillators
  • Materials
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Oscillation
  • Oscillators
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Resonant Circuits
  • Schottky Diodes
  • Transmission Lines

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