A Compact Receive Module in 3-D Printed Vivaldi Antenna

Vincens Gjokaj; John Papapolymerou; John D. Albrecht; Brian Wright; Premjeet Chahal

doi:10.1109/tcpmt.2019.2961345

journal article·2020-02

A Compact Receive Module in 3-D Printed Vivaldi Antenna

Vincens Gjokaj, John Papapolymerou, John D. Albrecht, Brian Wright, Premjeet Chahal

IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology· Volume 10· Issue 2

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Using a combination of 3-D printing and thin-film processes, a compact microwave front-end module is designed and fabricated. An ultrawideband Vivaldi antenna with a structurally embedded receive module is demonstrated. The receive module is placed in a packaging cavity that is formed in the unused region of the antenna structure. The measurements of this 3-D printed system are compared to a traditional ridged horn antenna with an identical receive module. This novel system-on-antenna (SoA) front-end module shows 5-dB more receive power compared to the ridged horn antenna-based design. Integrated transmit and receive modules play a critical role in the overall cost and performance of phased-array systems, and the process presented demonstrates an emerging technique for meeting these challenges.

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OpenAlex topics: Microwave Engineering and Waveguides · Antenna Design and Analysis · Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies

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