RF MEMS Based Millimeter Wave Phased Array for Short Range Communication

Bayraktar O., Kobal E., Sevinc Y., Cetintepe C., Comart I., Demirel K., ...More

9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation EuCAP, Lisbon, Portugal, 13 - 17 May 2015 identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • City: Lisbon
  • Country: Portugal
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This paper presents millimeter wave phased array antenna for short range communication applications at 35 GHz. The antenna array is formed by 1 x 16 microstrip antipodal tapered slot antennas each connected to RF MEMS phase shifters for beam steering. The simulation and measurement results of the single antenna element are presented and the phase shifter structure to be used in the array is described in the paper. RF MEMS phase shifters are fabricated using an in-house surface micromachining process.