Probe-fed measurement system for F-band antennas

Bisognin, Aimeric; Titz, Diane; Ferrero, Fabien; Jacquemod, G.; Pilard, Romain; Gianesello, Frédéric; Gloria, D.; Laporte, Claire; Ezzeddine, Hilal; Lugara, Delphine; Luxey, Cyril

doi:10.1109/eucap.2014.6901861

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“…In order to validate our optimized design within the HDI technology, the array antenna of the BGA module radiating in air was measured from 116 to 140 GHz. The BGA module was probe-fed and measured with our customized 3D measurement set-up [33] extended to the F band with mmW extenders [34]. Measured and simulated reflection coefficient fairly agrees in Fig.…”

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“…The simulated realized gain varies between 9 and 10 dBi from 116 to 140 GHz and the measured realized gain values are very close to the simulated ones (above 7.8 dBi from 110 to 140 GHz). We can remind here the uncertainty of the measurement setup [33][34]: 1.2 dB at 140 GHz. The polarization purity is higher than 20 dB along the F band (90 to 140 GHz).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Ball Grid Array Module With Integrated Shaped Lens for 5G Backhaul/Fronthaul Communications in F-Band

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IEEE Trans. Antennas Propagat.

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In this paper, we propose a ball grid array (BGA) module with integrated 3D-printed plastic lens and dedicated 120 GHz OOK transceiver for 5G Backhaul/Fronthaul applications. The problem to be addressed is the following: 5G future networks will need backhaul/fronthaul 10Gbps wireless links and it's mandatory to design cost-effective and energy efficient solutions. The proposed solution is made of 3D-printed plastic lens antenna and cheap 7×7×0.362 mm 3 BGA module integrating a 2×2 array of aperture-coupled patch antennas as the source of the lens. The measurement results of the full system confirm the expected performance of the plastic lens: a-10dB matching and a 28 dBi realized gain from 114 to 140 GHz. The active measurements allows a Tx/Rx link >12Gbps data transmission with <10-6 BER at nearly 5m. This link is realized with an energy-efficiency better than 1.6 pJ/b/s which is at least 40 times better than state-ofthe-art high-speed existing TRx's. Those promising results pave the way for future cost-effective and low consumption backhaul/fronthaul systems for 5G communications. What is the novelty of your work over the existing work (100 words)? So far, several wireless links at 120 GHz have been deployed by various authors with very high Gbps speed but at the expense of high DC consumption and bulky material which is in turn correspond to weak integration of the full-system. The novelty of our work lies in the fact that every communicating block has been optimized in conjunction with all the other nearby elements, strongly taking into account cost and integration capability. Therefore a Tx/Rx link >12Gbps data transmission with <10-6 BER at nearly 5m. This link is realized with an energy-efficiency better than 1.6 pJ/b/s which is at least 40 times better than state-of-the-art high-speed existing TRx's. Provide up to three references, published or under review, (journal papers, conference papers, technical reports, etc.) done by the authors/coauthors that are closest to the present work. Upload them as supporting documents if they are under review or not available in the public domain. Enter "N.A." if it is not applicable. [1] A.

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Section: B Bga Module Performance In Airmentioning

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Section: B Bga Module Performance In Airmentioning

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Ball Grid Array Module With Integrated Shaped Lens for 5G Backhaul/Fronthaul Communications in F-Band

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Luxey

et al. 2017

IEEE Trans. Antennas Propagat.

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“…The patch and the lens have been recently fabricated. The measurements (using our 3D radiation pattern measurement system dedicated to probefed antennas [20][21]) will enable to confirm the suitability of the 3D printing Plastic technology to address antenna-solutions for the 120 GHz frequency band. If satisfactory results are obtained, it will be the first demonstration of quite promising result versus state-of-the art lens antennas at the same frequencies considering the ABS plastic is quite cheap versus Teflon or Polyethylene and also the 3D-printing method versus Teflon or Polyethylene lens fabrication techniques.…”

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A 120 GHz 3D-printed plastic elliptical lens antenna with an IPD patch antenna source

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et al. 2014

2014 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-WideBand (ICUWB)

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In this paper, we investigate the performance of a 3D-printed plastic lens operating in the 120 GHz frequency band. An Integrated Passive Device module with built-in linearly polarized patch antenna is used as the source of the lens. The profile of the lens is based on elliptical shape. It is first optimized with Geometrical Optics (GO) and Physical Optics (PO) methods. Then, full-wave simulations are conducted to fine tune the overall antenna-structure. Using a lens height of 10 mm, the overall antenna has a simulated realized gain higher than 15 dBi from 120 GHz to 130 GHz. The lens and the patch antenna have just been manufactured and measurements will be presented in the final paper.

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“…Measurement systems exceeding 100 GHz were able to measure cut planes in an anechoic chamber [3] or built up quasi-optical [4]. The system presented in [5] has been modified by the use of mixers allowing for frequencies up to 140 GHz [6], and the system in [7] was modified to allow for measurements up to 325 GHz [8]. The mixers or detectors are often located in proximity to the receiving antenna [6], [9]; however, solutions exist where waveguides are used as a combined mechanical positioner and waveguiding structure [10], [11].…”

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“…The system presented in [5] has been modified by the use of mixers allowing for frequencies up to 140 GHz [6], and the system in [7] was modified to allow for measurements up to 325 GHz [8]. The mixers or detectors are often located in proximity to the receiving antenna [6], [9]; however, solutions exist where waveguides are used as a combined mechanical positioner and waveguiding structure [10], [11]. To obtain 3D measurements above 100 GHz, robotic arms are a common choice due to their flexibility in use and market availability, as in [9], [12].…”

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Spherical mm-Wave/THz Antenna Measurement System

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This paper presents an automatic characterization system for mm-wave antennas based on a spherical positioning system. It features network-analysis based far-field-and S-parameter measurement of probe-and waveguide-fed antennas between 220 GHz and 330 GHz, expandable down to 75 GHz. In either case, the antenna under test (AUT) is fixed in the center of a spherical coordinate system and fed by an appropriate feeding structure, whereas the receiving antenna is moved along the surface of a hemisphere. Since the movement of the receiving antenna is inherently limited to constant radii, the measurement of amplitude and phase far-field-pattern is possible in principle. Additionally to the measurement results of an open-ended waveguide as AUT, this paper describes two methods for the self-characterization of possible systematic and stochastic measurement uncertainties. On one hand, repetitive measurements along a constant trace are carried out to obtain information about the stochastic uncertainty of far-field measurements. On the other hand, a synthetic aperture radar (SAR)-approach is used to characterize possible unwanted reflections within the measurement setup. Finally, the insight obtained from both antenna measurements and self-characterization is concluded into performance parameters of the presented measurement approach. INDEX TERMS Antenna measurements, antenna radiation patterns, millimeter wave measurements, millimeter wave technology.

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Probe-fed measurement system for F-band antennas

Cited by 19 publications

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Ball Grid Array Module With Integrated Shaped Lens for 5G Backhaul/Fronthaul Communications in F-Band

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A 120 GHz 3D-printed plastic elliptical lens antenna with an IPD patch antenna source

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