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Far-Field-Based Nonlinear Optimization of Millimeter-Wave Active Antenna for 5G Services

Aliakbari Abar, Hanieh LU orcid ; Abdipour, Abdolali ; Costanzo, Alessandra ; Masotti, Diego ; Mirzavand, Rashid and Mousavi, Pedram (2019) In IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques p.2985-2997
Abstract
This paper presents the design and characterization of millimeter-wave (28/38 GHz), circularly polarized (CP) active antennas, suitable for the future 5G services. By augmenting the modelling capabilities of commercially available nonlinear CAD tools, the active antenna design can simultaneously optimize figures of merits for both radiation and non-linear (NL) performance. The radiating part is computed and optimized layout-wise by means of an artificial neural network (ANN), suitably trained off-line. For the NL design purpose, the harmonic neural network (HNN) of the antenna is subsequently implemented as a standard circuit component, to include the antenna behavior at all the harmonics of its non-linear regime. This allows avoiding... (More)
This paper presents the design and characterization of millimeter-wave (28/38 GHz), circularly polarized (CP) active antennas, suitable for the future 5G services. By augmenting the modelling capabilities of commercially available nonlinear CAD tools, the active antenna design can simultaneously optimize figures of merits for both radiation and non-linear (NL) performance. The radiating part is computed and optimized layout-wise by means of an artificial neural network (ANN), suitably trained off-line. For the NL design purpose, the harmonic neural network (HNN) of the antenna is subsequently implemented as a standard circuit component, to include the antenna behavior at all the harmonics of its non-linear regime. This allows avoiding time-consuming EM-simulations in the harmonic balance optimization loop.
In this way, a well-defined interface between the antenna and the amplifier can be avoided. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the design approach, one active AIA, consisting of a class AB amplifier feeding a circularly polarized patch at 38 GHz, has been fabricated with the standard 0.1-μm AlGaAs-InGaAs pHEMT technology and extensively measured with respect to both the electrical and radiation performances. To reduce fabrication costs, a hybrid integration of the antenna and amplifier connection is used, and the antenna is incorporated into the main PCB.
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10.1109/TMTT.2019.2909898
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  author       = {{Aliakbari Abar, Hanieh and Abdipour, Abdolali and Costanzo, Alessandra and Masotti, Diego and Mirzavand, Rashid and Mousavi, Pedram}},
  issn         = {{0018-9480}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{2985--2997}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  series       = {{IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques}},
  title        = {{Far-Field-Based Nonlinear Optimization of Millimeter-Wave Active Antenna for 5G Services}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TMTT.2019.2909898}},
  doi          = {{10.1109/TMTT.2019.2909898}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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