Millimeter and Sub-millimeter Wave Antenna Systems
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Microwave and Wireless Communications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2024) | Viewed by 2357
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Interests: antennas; microwaves; electromagnetics; phased arrays; polarizers
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Dear Colleagues,
The antenna systems used for any radio communication platform are one of the critical parts of the system. The antenna system is the interface between the radio system and the external environment. Millimeter and sub-millimeter waves have been the focus of intensive research activities over the past several years. Traditionally, these frequency bands were used for high cost radio astronomy and space applications, but 5G and beyond generations of wireless communication and other consumer applications have grown significantly and need cost reduction and miniaturization in antenna systems. These aspects are the principal reason for rapidly growing interest in this topic.
The spectrum availability in millimeter and sub-millimeter wave frequency bands enables an extremely high data rate and the miniaturization of antenna systems. However, at these frequencies difficulties arise in the manufacture of classical systems and there is an increase in losses due to roughness in metallic component surfaces and dielectrics employed. This aspects need to be improved to lower technology cost and make it affordable for new, arising applications.
The objective of this Special Issue is to present recent advances in the field of millimeter and sub-millimeter wave antenna systems. Therefore, researchers are invited to submit their manuscripts to this Special Issue and contribute with their designs, proposals, and studies.
Dr. Emilio Arnieri
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- millimeter-wave antennas
- millimeter-wave system components
- sub-millimeter wave antennas
- sub-millimeter wave system components
- manufacturing techniques of millimeter-wave antenna systems
- manufacturing techniques of sub-millimeter wave antenna systems
- low-cost solution for millimeter-wave antenna systems
- low-cost solution for sub-millimeter wave antenna systems
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