Millimetre Wave Antennas for Gigabit Wireless Communications A Practical Guide to Design and Analysis in a System Context

by Huang, Kao-Cheng; Edwards, David J.

• ISBN13: 9780470515983
• ISBN10: 0470515988
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-15
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Millimeter wave antennas for Gigabit wireless communications offers a comprehensive summary of current design and analysis principles of millimetre wave antennas. Practical applications, clear procedures of design and analysis are included to meet the needs of fast-moving technology development. The book presents the modern design and analysis principles of millimeter-wave antennas for wireless devices and to give pracising engineers the design rules and considerations when designing antennas for terminals. Modern wireless communications systems are moving into Giga bit Age. Millimeter wave antennas are going to play key roles in this application area. The authors include coverage of new configurations with advanced angular and frequency filtering characteristics, new design and analysis techniques, and methods for filter miniaturization. The book reviews up-to-date research results and utilize numerous design and analysis examples to emphasize computer analysis and synthesis while also discussing the applications of commercially available software. Other highlights include: Practical guides to integrated antennas for specific configurations requirements Construction and fabrication issues. Detailed design examples, drawings and predicted performance Identification of system issues at these frequencies Networking considerations Bibliographic data. Identification of suitable design software. Millimeter wave antennas for Gigabit wireless communications is not only be a valuable design and analysis resource for antenna professionals, but also a handy reference for students and researchers in millimeter wave engineering. This essential book on the principles and applications of millimeter wave antenna is an all-encompassing current treatment of the area, addressing both the traditional elements, such as planar antennas, and 3D antennas, and more recently emerging topics like antenna arrays, MIMO, Mega antennas, superconducting antennas, and nano-antennas. These fundamentals are related to practical applications and the dominant wireless standards, including IEEE 802.15.3c and WiMediar.

Author Biography

KAO-CHENG HUANG, PhD, is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology UK, Vice President at the Dharma Academy, and President of the Association of Vijnaptimatrata of China in Taiwan. Dr. Huang is the author of two previous books, including Millimeter Wave Communication Systems, and holds several patents in the area of millimeter wave antennas.

David J. Edwards is with Oxford University's Department of Engineering Science in the U.K.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
List of Abbreviations	p. xi
Gigabit Wireless Communications	p. 1
Gigabit Wireless Communications	p. 1
Regulatory Issues	p. 7
Europe	p. 7
United States	p. 8
Japan	p. 9
Industrial Standardisation	p. 9
Millimetre Wave Characterisations	p. 12
Free Space Propagation	p. 13
Millimetre Wave Propagation Loss Factors	p. 13
Atmospheric Losses	p. 14
Channel Performance	p. 14
System Design and Performance	p. 22
Antenna Arrays	p. 22
Transceiver Architecture	p. 23
Antenna Requirements	p. 26
Link Budget	p. 30
Summary	p. 34
References	p. 34
Critical Antenna Parameters	p. 37
Path Loss and Antenna Directivity	p. 38
Antenna Beamwidth	p. 45
Maximum Possible Gain-to-Q	p. 46
Antenna Polarisation	p. 50
Polarisation Diversity	p. 56
References	p. 58
Planar Antennas	p. 61
Printed Antennas	p. 61
Slot Antennas	p. 72
Standard Slot Antenna	p. 72
Tapered Slot Antennas	p. 73
Quasi-Yagi Antennas	p. 75
Bow-Tie Antennas	p. 76
Reflector Antennas	p. 78
Millimetre Wave Design Considerations	p. 84
Production and Manufacture	p. 85
Fine Line Printing	p. 85
Thick Film	p. 86
Thin Film	p. 86
System-on-Chip	p. 87
References	p. 87
Horn Antennas	p. 91
Waveguide Modes	p. 91
Multimode Horn Antennas	p. 94
Integrated Horn	p. 98
Conical Horns and Circular Polarisation	p. 102
Tilt Horn	p. 110
Dielectric Sectoral Horn	p. 111
References	p. 112
Dielectric Antennas	p. 115
Dielectric Resonator Antennas	p. 115
Dielectric Rod Antennas	p. 121
Maximum Gain Rod Antennas	p. 126
The Dual Rod Antenna	p. 127
Patch-Fed Circular Rod Antennas	p. 130
Rod Arrays and Phase Compensation	p. 136
Optimisation of a Rod Antenna	p. 139
References	p. 141
Lens Antennas	p. 145
Luneberg Lens	p. 146
Hemispherical Lens	p. 149
Extended Hemispherical Lens	p. 151
Off-Axis Extended Hemispherical Lens	p. 157
Planar Lens Array	p. 161
Metal Plate Lens Antennas	p. 164
References	p. 166
Multiple Antennas	p. 171
The 60 GHz Multibeam Antenna	p. 171
Antenna Arrays	p. 176
Millimetre Wave Arrays	p. 180
Printed Arrays	p. 180
Waveguide Arrays	p. 182
Leaky-Wave Arrays	p. 184
Mutual Coupling between Antennas	p. 186
References	p. 194
Smart Antennas	p. 197
Beam-Switching Antennas	p. 199
Beam-Steering/Forming Antennas	p. 205
Electronic Beamforming	p. 206
Millimetre Wave MIMO	p. 212
Beamforming Layer	p. 215
Spatial Multiplexing Layer	p. 217
Mode-Tracking Antennas	p. 218
References	p. 224
Advanced Antenna Materials	p. 227
Low-Temperature Co-fired Ceramics	p. 228
Liquid Crystal Polymer	p. 233
CMOS	p. 238
Meta Materials	p. 241
High-Temperature Superconducting Antenna	p. 245
Nano Antennas	p. 249
References	p. 249
High-Speed Wireless Applications	p. 255
V-Band Antenna Applications	p. 255
Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)	p. 256
Wireless HDMI	p. 256
Point-to-Point 60 GHz Links	p. 257
Broadcasting a Video Signal Transmission System in a Sports Stadium	p. 257
Intervehicle Communication System	p. 258
Multigigabit File Transmission	p. 258
Current Developments	p. 258
E-Band Antenna Applications	p. 261
Private Networks/Enterprise LAN Extensions	p. 261
Fibre Extensions	p. 262
Fibre Back-up/Diversity Connections	p. 262
Military Communications and Surveillance Systems	p. 262
Secure Applications	p. 263
Distributed Antenna Systems	p. 264
Wireless Mesh Networks	p. 267
References	p. 270
Index	p. 273
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