3D Printed Slotted Waveguide Antenna Array for Millimeter-wave Communication Systems

Khan, Zia Ullah; Alkaraki, Shaker; Abbasi, Qammer H.; Imran, Muhammad Ali; Loh, Tian Hong; Alomainy, Akram

Abstract

This paper introduces a 3D printed slotted waveguide linear antenna array at 28 GHz. The proposed antenna offers the advantages of low fabrication cost and reduced weight compared to the metallic slotted waveguide antenna array. The proposed design can achieve a high gain, low losses, and simplicity of fabrication. The proposed antenna geometry suggests an operating bandwidth of 15.8% (26.45 GHz – 31 GHz) suitable to fulfil 5G demands with a high gain performance of 12.0 dBi over the operating bandwidth. The proposed antenna structure is a suitable candidate for a variety of applications in the domain of 5G and beyond featuring cost-effectiveness, high gain, and very good performance overall.

• Conference Name: 2022 16th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)
• Conference Location: Madrid, Spain
• Start Date: Mar 27, 2022
• End Date: Apr 1, 2022
• Acceptance Date: Mar 27, 2022
• Online Publication Date: May 22, 2022
• Publication Date: Mar 27, 2022
• Deposit Date: Sep 26, 2023
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Pages: 1-4
• Book Title: 2022 16th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)
• ISBN: 9781665416047
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.23919/eucap53622.2022.9769598
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/25077227
• Publisher URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9769598