Three‐dimensional printed ABS plastic peanut‐lens with integrated ball grid array module for high‐data‐rate communications in F‐band. Issue 14 (11th October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bisognin, Aimeric; Arboleya, Ana; Luxey, Cyril; Gianesello, Frederic; Gloria, Daniel; Matos, Sérgio A.; Costa, Jorge R.; Fernandes, Carlos A.
• Is Part Of: IET microwaves, antennas & propagation. Volume 11:Issue 14(2017)
• Page Start: 2021
• Page End: 2026
• Publication Date: 2017-10-11
• Subjects: microstrip antenna arrays -- millimetre wave antenna arrays -- ball grid arrays -- radiocommunication -- lens antennas -- video cameras -- shaped beam antennas -- antenna radiation patterns; F‐band -- BGA module -- ball grid array module -- three‐dimensional printed ABS plastic peanut‐shaped high‐data‐rate wireless communication -- video camera -- TV -- laptop -- antenna array -- horizontal plane -- narrower beam -- vertical plane -- dielectric lens -- ABS‐M30 plastic -- fan‐beam radiation pattern -- angular interval -- reflection coefficient -- vertical plane -- frequency 116 GHz to 140 GHz; Microwaves -- Periodicals; Microwave antennas -- Periodicals; Antennas (Electronics) -- Periodicals; Radio wave propagation -- Periodicals; Microwave communication systems -- Periodicals; 621.381305
• DOI: 10.1049/iet-map.2017.0190
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-8725

Abstract

Abstract : A ball grid array (BGA) module integrated within a three‐dimensional printed peanut‐shaped lens is proposed for high‐data‐rate wireless communications in the F‐band (116–140 GHz) between a video camera and a TV or a laptop. The module implements a 1 × 2 array antenna which radiates a wide beam in the horizontal plane (H‐plane) and a narrower beam in the vertical plane (E‐plane). The dielectric lens, fabricated in ABS‐M30 plastic, is a shaped lens designed to achieve a fan‐beam radiation pattern further narrowing the vertical plane and widening the horizontal plane of the BGA module. The realised gain of the full antenna system is required to exceed 5 dBi within a 120° angular interval in the horizontal plane and a 20° angular interval in the vertical plane. Measurements show a reflection coefficient below −9 dB from 116 to 140 GHz and a maximum realised gain of 8.5 dBi at 130 GHz demonstrating feasibility of the cost‐effective proposed design for a high‐data‐rate communications.