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Millimeter-wave antennas

Antennes pour ondes millimétriques

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With the continually increasing demand for bandwidth, and the development of components for higher and higher frequencies, millimeter-wave systems are finding numerous applications of a commercial nature rather than being limited to military and scientific applications only. Since active device performance deteriorates with increasing frequency, the performance of the antenna becomes critical as we go higher into the millimeter-wave band. This paper presents a review of some of the recent developments in the field of millimeter-wave antennas. Finally, some details of a specific antenna for imaging are given, illustrating the benefits and challenges of fabricating such antennas.

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Avec une demande croissante de largeur de bande et le développement de composants pour des fréquences de plus en plus élevées, les systèmes pour ondes millimetriques trouvent de nombreuses applications commerciales et ne sont pas liés aux applications militaires et scientifiques. Les performances d’une antenne deviennent critiques lorsqu ’on se déplace vers les valeurs plus élevées de la bande des ondes millimétriques du fait que les caractéristiques d’un dispositif actif se détériorent lorsque la fréquence augmente. Cet article présente une revue de quelques développements récents dans le domaine des antennes pour ondes millimétriques. Enfin, quelques détails d’une antenne spécifique pour imagerie sont donnés en illustrant les bénéfices et les défis attachés à la fabrication de telles antennes.

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  1. Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, 90095, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Ananjan Basu & Tatsuo Itoh

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Basu, A., Itoh, T. Millimeter-wave antennas. Ann. Télécommun. 52, 178–187 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02996043

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