Compact SIW-Based Self-Quadruplexing Antenna for Microwave and Mm-Wave Communications

Abstract

A compact self-quadruplexing antenna is presented, using substrate-integrated waveguide (SIW) technology and operating at 5.8, 7.4, 28, and 38 GHz. The design process is based on bisecting diagonally a square cavity into two triangles to obtain two HMSIW cavities. The right-upper corner of the structure is separated by slots to incorporate mm-wave frequencies. By utilizing five capacitive slots, independent frequency tuning in the operating frequency bands is achieved. To the best of our knowledge, this is the most compact quadruplexing antenna in the literature that operates at both mm-wave and microwave frequencies, and it has the best isolation between ports. The size of the antenna is 0.25 λg2 and the isolation between ports is less than -26 dB. A prototype of the antenna is fabricated and measured, showing a good agreement with the simulations, and therefore confirming the design approach.