Fabrication of alternating-phase fed single-layer slotted waveguide arrays using plastic materials with metal-plating

Abstract

Lightweight single-layer slotted waveguide array antennas are fabricated using plastic materials with metal-plating. A plastic material that has good heat-radiation properties is investigated. Three types of antennas are fabricated by milling, using ABS resin, heat-radiating plastic, and aluminum alloy. In measurements, all three types of antennas are confirmed to have almost the same VSWR and gain in the 25 GHz frequency band. Copyright © 2008 The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers.