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October 29, 2024
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Broadband Metallized Plastic Waveguide Antenna With Robust Isolation Interface at 77 GHz

Publicated to: IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters. 23 (10): 2875-2879 - 2024-10-01 23(10), DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2024.3412424

Authors:

Garcia-Tejero, A; Burgos-Garcia, M; Merli, F
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Affiliations

Metrohm, Herisau, Switzerland - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Microwave & Radar Grp, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author

Abstract

A two-piece metallized plastic multichannel waveguide antenna comprising a novel high-isolation interface for automotive radar at 76 GHz to 81 GHz band is presented. The antenna contains three transmitters and four receivers. Each comprises a directive eight-horn linear array. All individual antenna elements are connected to the printed circuit board (PCB) through an innovative compressed waveguide interface combining 2-D polarization diversity and pseudoperiodic structures. A final prototype is fabricated employing injection molding, metallization, and soldering processes. Excellent performance is achieved, with a total efficiency up to 94% for channels from 76 GHz to 81 GHz, and an impedance bandwidth of 20.1%. Furthermore, the interface offers minimal coupling degradation over the antenna to PCB assembly tolerances. The design and fabrication method are an attractive alternative to conventional substrate-based antennas.
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Keywords

76 ghz to 81 ghz76-81 ghzAir-gapsAntenna arraysAntennas measurementAutomotive radarCerium oxideDesignHorn antenna arrayHorn antennasInjection moldingMetalized plasticMetallized plasticMicrowave antennasMulti channelOrganic pollutantsPeriodic structuresPlastic waveguidesPolychlorinated biphenylsPrinted circuit boardsRadar antennasRadar measurementRadars antennasSloSubstrate integrated waveguidesSubstratesWaveguide (wgWaveguide (wg)Waveguide antennas

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 89/368, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-26:

  • WoS: 2
  • Scopus: 1
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-26:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 1 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/85665/

    As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

    • Views: 192
    • Downloads: 147
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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Switzerland.

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (GARCIA TEJERO, ALEJANDRO) .

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been GARCIA TEJERO, ALEJANDRO.

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