Low-Cost 60 GHz 3D Printed Lens Fed by a Planar Source with WR15 Transition integrated on FR4 PCB
Nachabe, N.
; Luxey, C.
; Titz, D.
; Gianesello, F.
;
Costa, J.R.
;
Matos, S.A.
;
Fernandes, C. A.
Low-Cost 60 GHz 3D Printed Lens Fed by a Planar Source with WR15 Transition integrated on FR4 PCB, Proc IEEE International Symp. on Antennas and Propagation - IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI, San Diego, United States, Vol. , pp. 1 - 2, July, 2017.
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Abstract
We present in this paper a cost-effective, high-gain V-band lens antenna system. The lens is illuminated by a planar antenna integrated on standard FR4 PCB along with a built-in connector using a fin-line microstrip-to-waveguide transition (enabling WR15 waveguide connection). The lens has an elliptical dome-type design destined to be manufactured in ABS plastic using 3D printing. The proposed antenna solution achieves high gain (> 28 dBi) in V band (57-66 GHz) and targets low-cost backhaul links that will be required in 5G small cells.
