A Shared-Aperture Dual-Band High-Efficiency Antenna Based on Groove Gap Waveguide

Abstract

A shared-aperture dual-band antenna at 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and Ku-bands is proposed in this letter. The antenna in the high-frequency band is featured by a slotted cavity configuration based on the gap waveguide technology. The slotted antenna consists of 3 × 3 slots incorporated into the top metal of the cavity. The periodic structure is loaded into the proposed antenna, which reduces the resonant frequency of the cavity. The top metal of the cavity is enlarged and four shorted screws are loaded, which achieve four half-mode cavities operated in the Wi-Fi band. Two antennas (slotted cavity antenna and dual-band antenna) are designed, fabricated, and tested. Measured results show that a −10 dB impedance bandwidth of 18.3% (13.15–15.8 GHz), a 3 dB gain bandwidth of 17.7% (13.1–15.65 GHz), and a peak gain of 14.8 dBi are realized for the cavity antenna. The impedance bandwidth of the proposed dual-band antenna covers 2.4–2.5 and 13.4–16.2 GHz. A 2 dB gain bandwidth of 16.4% (13.4–15.8 GHz) is realized. Owing to an all-metal structure that exhibits no dielectric loss, the radiation efficiency of the antenna is better than −1 dB in the whole working band. The proposed antenna shows the characteristics of high gain, high efficiency, and low cost, which is suitable for simultaneous satellite communication and Internet of Things applications.