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A Compact Dual-Polarized Wideband Patch Antenna Array for the Unlicensed 60 GHz Band

Frank Wollenschläger, Ralf Stephan, Lei Xia, Jens Müller, Robert Müller, Alexis Paolo Garcia Ariza, Reiner S. Thomä, and Matthias A. Hein

This paper was accepted at the 5th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCAP 2011 ( www.eucap2011.org ), Rome, Italy, 11-15 April 2011 and won the best paper award in the category “Antenna Applications”.

Abstract: The unlicensed 60 GHz industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) radio band provides a wide bandwidth for wireless high data rate communication systems. To optimally utilize these millimeter wave data transmission channels, exploiting orthogonal polarizations is a crucial enhancement. Along with the increase in data rate, improvements of the robustness of communication links in wireless local/personal area networks (WLANs/WPANs) can be achieved adopting the dualpolarization approach. Adjustment of the proper antenna gain is essential for meeting a specific link budget. We have designed, fabricated, and characterized a patch antenna array utilizing orthogonal polarizations in planar multilayer technology.

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Publications Publications, alphabetical order Publications 2008 Publications 2009 Publications 2010 Publications 2011 ICC 2009 PR 01/2009 Final Presentation	[66] A Compact Dual-Polarized Wideband Patch Antenna Array for the Unlicensed 60 GHz Band Frank Wollenschläger, Ralf Stephan, Lei Xia, Jens Müller, Robert Müller, Alexis Paolo Garcia Ariza, Reiner S. Thomä, and Matthias A. Hein This paper was accepted at the 5th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation - EuCAP 2011 ( www.eucap2011.org ), Rome, Italy, 11-15 April 2011 and won the best paper award in the category “Antenna Applications”. Abstract: The unlicensed 60 GHz industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) radio band provides a wide bandwidth for wireless high data rate communication systems. To optimally utilize these millimeter wave data transmission channels, exploiting orthogonal polarizations is a crucial enhancement. Along with the increase in data rate, improvements of the robustness of communication links in wireless local/personal area networks (WLANs/WPANs) can be achieved adopting the dualpolarization approach. Adjustment of the proper antenna gain is essential for meeting a specific link budget. We have designed, fabricated, and characterized a patch antenna array utilizing orthogonal polarizations in planar multilayer technology.