Compact MIC Magic-T and the Integration with Planar Array Antenna

Masayoshi AIKAWA  Eisuke NISHIYAMA  

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics   Vol.E95-C   No.10   pp.1560-1565
Publication Date: 2012/10/01
Online ISSN: 1745-1353
DOI: 10.1587/transele.E95.C.1560
Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: INVITED PAPER (Special Section on Recent Progress in Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Technologies)
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Keyword: 
magic-T,  planar antenna,  array antenna,  RF signal processing,  integration,  MIC,  

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Summary: 
This paper describes very compact MIC magic-Ts and their integration with planar array antennas to realize the advanced antenna modules. The orthogonal transmission modes are effectively used to arrange the preferable port layout of magic-Ts. This flexible port layout of magic-Ts is a practical feature for integration with planar array antennas. The integration of magic-Ts and planar array antennas can easily create advanced functions. A couple of array antennas based on the integration advantages are introduced to materialize this technical concept. This integration approach is of big worth to originate various kinds of advanced antennas and the wireless modules in the ubiquitous society.