Design of a wideband non-uniform microstrip line for complex impedance matching in automotive radar frequencies
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1.Tianjin Key Laboratory of Film Electronic and Communication Devices, School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China;2.The Institute of Laser & Opto-electronics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300191, China

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O441.4

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61974104)

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    Microstrip transmission lines connecting to the millimeter wave radar chip and antenna significantly affect the radiation efficiency and bandwidth of the antenna. Here, a wideband non-uniform wavy microstrip line for complex impedance in automotive radar frequency range is proposed. Unlike the gradient transmission line, the wavy structure is composed of periodically semi-circular segments. By adjusting the radius of the semi-circular, the surface current is varied and concentrated on the semi-circular segments, allowing a wider tunability range of the resonant frequency. The results reveal that the bandwidth of the loaded wavy transmission line antenna improves to 9.37 GHz, which is 5.81 GHz wider than that of the loaded gradient line. The gain and the half power beam width of the loaded antenna are about 14.69 dB and 9.58°, respectively. The proposed non-uniform microstrip line scheme may open up a route for realizing wideband millimeter-wave automotive radar applications.

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ZHANG Shuang-Gen, YU Tao, WANG Yu-Lan, CHENG Zhi-Hua, YAO Jian-Quan. Design of a wideband non-uniform microstrip line for complex impedance matching in automotive radar frequencies[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves,2025,44(2):163~171

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  • Received:September 10,2024
  • Revised:February 21,2025
  • Adopted:December 09,2024
  • Online: April 02,2025
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