Substrate Integrated Waveguide Slot Array antenna for Broadband Applications
Rekha S1, S Ramani2
1Rekha S*, Dept. of ECE, Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana.
2S Ramani, Dept. of ECE, Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana.

Manuscript received on November 19, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on November 29 2019. | Manuscript published on 30 November, 2019. | PP: 9558-9560 | Volume-8 Issue-4, November 2019. | Retrieval Number: D9942118419/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.D9942.118419

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Abstract: This paper presents a design of substrate integrated waveguide slot array antenna for X and Ku band applications. This is a low weight and simple profile antenna covering a vast range of frequencies. A substrate integrated waveguide is formed by two rows of metallized cylinders connecting upper and bottom layer of substrate. On the metallic plate, slot arrays are etched in a periodic fashion to achieve broad bandwidth. The SIW is excited by the microstrip feeding through a tapered transition to achieve smooth flow of current. The simulated result shows that -10 dB return loss of the proposed antenna is -35 dB, -29 dB and -22 dB at 11.1 GHz, 12.7GHz and 17.6 GHz respectively. The simulated bandwidth of the design is 7.6 GHz from 10.4-18 GHz which covers X band partially and Ku band. The gain of the antenna is about 6 dB. The proposed design is simulated using 3D full wave simulator named Ansys HFSS.
Keywords: Substrate Integrated Waveguide, Slot Arrays, Broad Bandwidth, X Band and Ku Band Applications.
Scope of the Article: Nanometer-Scale Integrated Circuits.