E-Plane Substrate Integrated Waveguide Reflector Antenna

Presenter Information

Adam Schultz, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Location

CSU Ballroom

Start Date

11-4-2017 10:00 AM

End Date

11-4-2017 11:30 AM

Student's Major

Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology

Student's College

Science, Engineering and Technology

Mentor's Name

Xuanhui Wu

Mentor's Department

Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology

Mentor's College

Science, Engineering and Technology

Description

A Substrate Integrated Waveguide (SIW) is a new generation of transmission line with the most significant advantage being converting nonplanar components to planar ones. With the development of wireless systems, waveguide components have been widely used in various microwave and millimeter-wave communication systems due to the advantages such as high quality factor and high power capability. The proposed E-plane SIW reflector antenna will be significantly smaller than current technologies that have been implemented for mobile communications and will increase data transfer rates. Current SIW antennas only radiate E-field normal to the PCB. This design will make the E-field radiate horizontal to the PCB.