Study and design of a novel leaky-wave antenna based on the Substrate Integrated Non-Radiative Dielectric (SINRD) technology

Abstract

This work deals with the design of a planar leaky-wave antenna based on the Substrated Integrated Non-Radiative Dielectric(SINRD) technology. This technology is used in the design of circuits and components at high frequencies. Starting from a known leaky-wave antenna based on non-planar technology, this work develops the study and design of the planar version based on SINRD technology. In addition, as result of these studies, a novel waveguide called aSINRD has been proposed, designed and built. This waveguide presents several improvements and could be a good starting point for future studies based on integrated NRD technologies.