Design of Loss Optimized Glass-Reinforced Plastic (GRP) Covers for Radio Link Antennas

Andreas Stelzer; Erich Kolmhofer

Design of Loss Optimized Glass-Reinforced Plastic (GRP) Covers for Radio Link Antennas

Andreas Stelzer
, Erich Kolmhofer

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Abstract

In this contribution we report the design of loss optimized covers for microwave links. Microwave antennas are often mounted behind shelters either for esthetical reasons or to protect them from environmental influences. With a stacked multilayer arrangement, comparable to optical coatings, a loss optimized design, depending on wavelength and angle of incidence, can be obtained. Measurements with different glass-reinforced plastic (GPR) covers and sandwich arrangements confirmed the simulation results. In the frequency range of 40 GHz a minimum loss of 0.5 dB is feasible.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Tagungsband Mikroelektronik (me 2003)
Editors	Österreichischer Verband für Elektrotechnik
Pages	309 - 314
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - Oct 2003

Fields of science

202019 High frequency engineering
202 Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Information Engineering

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