{"title":"Design of Different Shaped DRAs for 60 GHz Millimeter-wave Applications","authors":"P. R. Meher, B. R. Behera, S. Mishra","doi":"10.1109/INCAP.2018.8770785","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INCAP.2018.8770785","url":null,"abstract":"This paper features, a comparative study of four different shaped dielectric resonator antennas (DRAs) for 60 GHz millimeter-wave applications. The proposed antennas are of different shapes i.e. cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna (CDRA), rectangular dielectric resonator antenna (RDRA), hexagonal dielectric resonator antenna (HDRA) and octagonal dielectric resonator antenna (ODRA) and each of the antenna is fed by a $50 boldsymbol{Omega}$ microstrip line. These are placed on a silicon layer substrate ($boldsymbol{epsilon}_{mathbf{r}1}=4$), of 1.6 $(mathbf{L}_{mathbf{sub}1})times 1.6(mathbf{W}_{mathbf{sub}1})times 0.022(mathbf{H}_{mathbf{sub}1}) mathbf{mm}^{3}$, followed by another silicon layer substrate ($boldsymbol{epsilon}_{mathbf{r}2}=11.9$), of 1.6 $(mathbf{L}_{mathbf{sub}2})times 1.6(mathbf{W}_{mathbf{sub}2})times 0.3(mathbf{H}_{mathbf{sub}2})$ mm3, This is placed on the bottom of DR. For the dielectric resonator (DR), high dielectric constant materials are used, Ca5Nb2TiO12 ($boldsymbol{epsilon}_{mathbf{r}}=48$). Simulated S11for each of the antennas ≤ −10 dB, which covers an impedance bandwidth from 52.7- 62.8 GHz for CDRA, 57- 62.2 GHz for RDRA, 55.8- 64.6 GHz for HDRA and 54.2-63.5 GHz for ODRA. Other parameters such as gain, antenna efficiency, directivity and radiation pattern are obtained using the EM solver CST microwave studio and reported in this paper.","PeriodicalId":286769,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Indian Conference on Antennas and Propogation (InCAP)","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125645918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design optimization of 15–34 GHz Ultrawideband Tapered Slot Antenna Array with Defected Ground","authors":"Laya Varghese, B. Choudhury, R. U. Nair","doi":"10.1109/INCAP.2018.8770961","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INCAP.2018.8770961","url":null,"abstract":"Design and optimization of 15–34 GHz ultra wideband tapered slot antenna array with defected ground is proposed in this paper. Systematic approach for design of single element antenna followed by performance analysis over curved surfaces has been reported. After achieving the desired performance over the required band for both planar and conformal cases, studies on array analysis has been performed. The maximum realized gain of the single antenna shows a minimum of 8 dBi from 15 GHz to 34GHz. The gain has been significantly increased through array approach. The paper also reports the axial ratio analysis towards study of polarization effect. The analysis shows that, the proposed antenna array is suitable for wireless systems that can be used in aerospace platform.","PeriodicalId":286769,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Indian Conference on Antennas and Propogation (InCAP)","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121458440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Position Randomness on Absorption Bandwidth of Disordered Metamaterial Absorbers","authors":"Shraddha Choudhary, K. Hiremath","doi":"10.1109/INCAP.2018.8770793","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INCAP.2018.8770793","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, absorption properties of spatially disordered metamaterials are analysed using numerical simulations. For this purpose, position randomness is introduced in a supercell, which transforms a periodic metamaterial structure into a random metamaterial structure, where the constituent resonators are interacting with each other. It is demonstrated that the disorder can be used to enhance the absorption bandwidth. This enhancement is obtained due to the coupling among the nearby resonators, which results in broadening of collective resonance. The proposed disordered metamaterial absorbers also exhibit polarisation-insensitivity and have wide-band absorption for both normal and oblique incidences, which makes them a promising candidate for a variety of applications.","PeriodicalId":286769,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Indian Conference on Antennas and Propogation (InCAP)","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130190410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High Power Microwave Absorber Boxes","authors":"P. Venezia, C. L. Yow","doi":"10.1109/INCAP.2018.8770828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INCAP.2018.8770828","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents advancements in the development of efficient high-power microwave absorber boxes used during high power thermal vacuum (HPTVAC) test of spacecraft payloads. Multiple types of absorber boxes are shown, the pickup horn (PUH), generic pick up horn (GPUH), and Advanced Generic Pickup Horn (AGPUH). The paper describes how the absorber boxes have been modified from being able to handle 2 kW of power to 4 kW while maintaining the same or better functionalities. Also presented is how the AGPUH advancements have been applied to array applications.","PeriodicalId":286769,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Indian Conference on Antennas and Propogation (InCAP)","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131133690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"2.45 GHz Energy Harvesting On-chip Rectenna in $0.18 mu mathrm{m}$ RF CMOS Process","authors":"A. Ray, A. De, T. K. Bhattacharyya","doi":"10.1109/INCAP.2018.8770967","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INCAP.2018.8770967","url":null,"abstract":"A fully integrated on-chip rectenna operating at 2.45 GHz is designed in standard $0.18 boldsymbol{mu}mathbf{m}$ technology RF CMOS process. The rectenna circuit is based on complex conjugate impedance matching technique of antenna with rectifier. A miniaturized planar antenna is inductively coupled to a self-threshold voltage (Vth) reduction type rectifier. At a distance of 10 cm from any RF source with an effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) of 36 dBm, the rectenna provides a rectified DC voltage of 1 V with a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 50% for −14 dBm input power. Given the ample generated DC power and GHz frequency range of operation, this on chip rectenna is suitable for miniaturized, low cost, and battery-less implantable electronics and RFID tags.","PeriodicalId":286769,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Indian Conference on Antennas and Propogation (InCAP)","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131671886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gain enhanced mmWave pattern reconfigurable Quasi angled dipole with minimal DNG loading","authors":"G. Karthikeya, M. Abegaonkar, S. Koul","doi":"10.1109/INCAP.2018.8770811","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INCAP.2018.8770811","url":null,"abstract":"A pattern reconfigurable uniplanar quasi dipole antenna with a pattern bandwidth of 10% for both the switching states is proposed at 28 GHz. Due to low gain of the proposed element, metamaterial unit cells are integrated onto the radiating plane of the antenna. The unit cell is designed for optimal patterns. Gain enhancement of the proposed pattern reconfigurable quasi angled dipole is achieved in end-fire by minimal loading of the DNG unit cells to improve isolation between the switching states. Two switching states of the antenna is achieved with beams at −24° and +26° and corresponding beamwidths of 38° and 40° with an isolation of more than 10 dB between states. The gains for both the switching states has been increased by an amount upto 3.5 dB within 27–30 GHz band. The proposed antenna with and without integrated metamaterial unit cells is characterized.","PeriodicalId":286769,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Indian Conference on Antennas and Propogation (InCAP)","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115574722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ceena Sunil, Anitha Daniel, B. S. Rao, V. S. Kumar, Manas Sarkar
{"title":"Realization of a-Sandwich Spherical Radome for X-Band Weather Radar","authors":"Ceena Sunil, Anitha Daniel, B. S. Rao, V. S. Kumar, Manas Sarkar","doi":"10.1109/INCAP.2018.8770862","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INCAP.2018.8770862","url":null,"abstract":"This paper provides the gist of the geometrical, structural and electromagnetic design approach considered for realization of a X band Radome. The paper describes the various phases of test and evaluation methods conducted towards the successful realization of the hardware. The joint optimization procedure for the panel junctions is also discussed. The paper concludes with the antenna pattern measurements with and without radome.","PeriodicalId":286769,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Indian Conference on Antennas and Propogation (InCAP)","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114307595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. K. Ghosh, S. Chakraborty, S. Ghosh, Abhijyoti Ghosh, S. Chattopadhyay, L. L. K. Singh
{"title":"An Investigation into the Equivalnce of Radiation Characteristics of 90° Circular Sector Microstrip Antenna vis-à-vis Circular Microstrip Antenna","authors":"S. K. Ghosh, S. Chakraborty, S. Ghosh, Abhijyoti Ghosh, S. Chattopadhyay, L. L. K. Singh","doi":"10.1109/INCAP.2018.8770757","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INCAP.2018.8770757","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, authors have investigated feed-probe influence on radiation characteristics of 90° circular sector microstrip antenna (CSMA). It is observed that by exciting a 90° CSMA with a feed-probe at two different feed-probe positions, two different modes TM01 and TM21 can be excited within the antenna structure. The resonant frequencies of these two modes are different but both of these modes have broadside radiation patterns in E and H plane. It is also observed that a 90° CSMA resonating at higher order TM01 mode has nearly equivalent radiation characteristics with a circular microstrip antenna resonating at dominant TM11 mode resonating at nearly same frequency. Therefore, the 90° CSMA becomes a suitable alternative to a circular microstrip antenna.","PeriodicalId":286769,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Indian Conference on Antennas and Propogation (InCAP)","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114693988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Kraanthi, B. S. Reddy, P. Sitaraman, Shivam Arora, C. Sriharsha, V. S. Kumar
{"title":"Circularly Polarized Dual Band Stacked Patch Antenna for Satellite Navigation Applications","authors":"V. Kraanthi, B. S. Reddy, P. Sitaraman, Shivam Arora, C. Sriharsha, V. S. Kumar","doi":"10.1109/INCAP.2018.8770890","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INCAP.2018.8770890","url":null,"abstract":"A novel design of right hand circularly polarized antenna for dual band navigation receivers is presented. The design employs concept of stacked patches fed through a coaxial probe. Return loss better than 15dB with a peak gain of 5.46dBic/5.3dBic and gain of −4.2dB, −4.4dB/−4.5dB, −5.01dB at ±85° is achieved at both 1.17645GHz/1.57542GHz. In addition, a detailed analysis has been carried out to study the effects of different geometrical parameters on performance of the antenna","PeriodicalId":286769,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Indian Conference on Antennas and Propogation (InCAP)","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114907848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design of a Compact PIFA for Telemetry Applications","authors":"Prakhar Jain, Rashbha Sharma, K. Vinoy","doi":"10.1109/INCAP.2018.8770823","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/INCAP.2018.8770823","url":null,"abstract":"A compact antenna is required for wireless telemetry from projectiles. But due to their aerodynamic designs, space available for the wireless module is limited. In this paper, a compact planar inverted F antenna is designed and simulated in CST Microwave Studio. The antenna has been fabricated and its radiation pattern and return loss characteristics have been measured at the operational frequency of 1.5 GHz. The antenna has an overall footprint of 50mm x 30mm and a height of 12 mm, and has been tested on an emulated projectile body. Based on the dimensions and performance this antenna can meet practical telemetry requirements.","PeriodicalId":286769,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Indian Conference on Antennas and Propogation (InCAP)","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114921017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}