A kind of High Resistivity Si substrate high-frequency microstrip antenna
Technical field
The utility model belongs to microstrip antenna technical field, particularly a kind of X-band microstrip antenna that adopts High Resistivity Si to do substrate, backside of substrate to be provided with positive tetragonous cone table shape air groove; This antenna had both had high efficiency, high-gain, high power, was easy to again integrated composition array microstrip antenna, can be widely used in the technical fields such as fishing boat navigation, deep space communication, conventional ammunition intellectualized reconstruction.
Background technology
At present at aspects such as conventional deep space communication, the navigation of civilian fishing boat, ammunition intellectualized reconstruction, UAV Communications, lightness to equipment, small size, lightweight, low in energy consumption, digital technology etc. all have higher requirement.From the proposition of nineteen fifties microstrip antenna concept, to the research and development manufacture of the practical microstrip antenna of the seventies, to the eighties microstrip antenna further developing in theoretical and application.So far, due to the development of MEMS technology, microstrip antenna rely on its thin profile, volume little, lightweight, have outside planar structure, low cost and other advantages, can also integrate with radio-frequency front-end, stability and the reliability of the system improving, be easy to the advantages such as production in enormous quantities; And in aerospace flight vehicle, mobile communication equipment, hand-hold communication appliance, there is good performance.
The substrate of conventional microstrip antenna generally adopts the making of the material such as polytetrafluoroethylene, pottery, adopts these materials to do substrate, and the one, efficiency is low, can not make high power microstrip antenna, and the 2nd, be difficult to miniaturization, be also not easy to the defects such as integrated; If adopt High Resistivity Si to do the substrate of microstrip antenna, although High Resistivity Si microstrip antenna has high power than the paster antenna of doing substrate (as polytetrafluoroethylene etc.) with low-k, highly integrated, the advantage of Miniaturizable.But the dielectric constant of High Resistivity Si material is high, be positioned at the suprabasil paster antenna of high-k because the loss of surface wave is large, radiation efficiency is very low, and frequency bandwidth is extremely narrow, and this situation is more outstanding in the time of frequency gets higher, thereby cause gain and the decrease in efficiency of paster antenna, this has also just hindered High Resistivity Si effective application in microstrip antenna as base material.The applicant is the high power that the micro-strip paster antenna of substrate has in order to make full use of High Resistivity Si, high integration, the advantage of miniaturization; And the loss that overcomes its surface wave is large, radiation efficiency is very low, the defect such as frequency bandwidth is extremely narrow.On the basis of furtheing investigate at the micro-strip paster antenna that is substrate to employing High Resistivity Si, " the Mechanicac Engineering and Automation international conference " held in Japan on August 4th, 2013 is upper, has delivered the paper that name is called " The Inversion law in MEMS Microstrip Array Antenna Manufacturing " (Chinese name: take MEMS as manufacturing the inverting rule of basic array microstrip antenna).This paper discloses one and has been operated in 4.5GHz(C wave band) microstrip antenna.It is that the High Resistivity Si that 20000ohmcm, dielectric constant are 11.9 is done substrate that this microstrip antenna adopts resistivity, and thickness is 500 μ m; In order to reduce the dielectric constant of radiation patch below medium substrate, this article is square for radiation patch, and adopt ICP lithographic technique just the back-etching of radiation patch below High Resistivity Si substrate to be gone out to the square air groove that a degree of depth is 250 μ m and radiation patch form fit, thereby make radiation patch and the formation of the substrate in interior region " air-High Resistivity Si " composite substrate containing air groove, its dielectric constant is air, both compound dielectrics of High Resistivity Si; This technology is owing to having set up air groove in just to the substrate under radiation patch, thereby makes radiation patch and be reduced to 1.84 at the dielectric constant of interior substrate by 11.9 containing air groove; Voltage standing wave ratio VSWR=1.26 when this antenna is operated in 4.5GHz frequency range, gain are that 8.134dB, radiation efficiency are 0.683, and can form flexibly and easily array.But to go out the square air groove mating with radiation patch at the back-etching of High Resistivity Si substrate, can only adopt comparatively advanced at present ICP lithographic method (being dry etching).But because High Resistivity Si resistivity is too high, the parameter of equipment is wayward, generally etch into 40 μ m and cause etching to be difficult to carry out smoothly because etching discarded object is piled into masking layer after above, and etching complete after the evenness of air groove end face also very poor; Production practices prove to adopt the High Resistivity Si of ICP etching 6.20mm × 6.20mm plane, when etching depth reaches 100 μ m when above, its difference in height (unevenness) reaches 10 μ m(± 5 μ m), shows that through electric performance test this unevenness has had a strong impact on the performance of microstrip antenna; In addition ICP etching also exist etch rate (only 3 μ m/min) and productivity ratio low, rate of finished products is low, processing cost is high, the defect such as cannot accomplish scale production.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this utility model is the defect existing for background technology; improve a kind of High Resistivity Si substrate high-frequency microstrip antenna of design; effectively improving on the basis of the electrical properties such as microstrip antenna gain and radiation efficiency to reach; simplified processing process, raising crudy, productivity ratio and rate of finished products; and reduce production costs, fully meet the objects such as the requirement of large-scale production.
Solution of the present utility model is according to the structure of High Resistivity Si material (crystal orientation) feature and performance, by just the air groove of radiation patch below High Resistivity Si backside of substrate being designed to positive tetragonous cone table connected in star, to adapt to MEMS wet-etching technology; The utility model utilizes High Resistivity Si in MEMS wet etching process, can successfully etch its face angle tetragonous cone table connected in star consistent with corresponding High Resistivity Si crystal orientation interfacial angle, in etching process, can not produce discarded object masking layer yet, thereby can increase substantially productivity ratio, rate of finished products, reduce production costs; The evenness of end face that simultaneously improves air groove by wet etching is to improve the performance such as radiation efficiency of microstrip antenna; The utility model realizes its goal of the invention with this.Thereby the utility model High Resistivity Si substrate high-frequency microstrip antenna comprises High Resistivity Si substrate and is located at the groove of substrate bottom, be located at the radiation patch with degeneracy unit and the feeder line thereof of upper surface of substrate, ground strip, the groove that key is to be located at substrate bottom is positive tetragonous cone table connected in star, and ground strip offers the square hole equating with the positive tetragonous cone table connected in star infraoral length of side in the position that just aligns tetragonous cone table connected in star; Radiation patch with degeneracy unit and feeder line thereof are anchored on the upper surface of substrate, the bottom surface that wherein radiation patch is just aligning tetragonous cone table connected in star, ground strip and High Resistivity Si substrate is tightened to one, the center of radiation patch, the positive center of tetragonous cone table connected in star and being centered close on same axis of ground strip square hole.
Above-mentioned positive tetragonous cone table connected in star, the face angle (being the angle of the each side of groove and bottom surface) of the each side of groove is 45 °-54.7 °, the number of degrees of its face angle determine according to the crystal orientation of adopted High Resistivity Si base material.In the time that described high-frequency microstrip antenna is array microstrip antenna, the feed side of feeder line and power division section are carried out power division to each radiation patch in the lump.
The utility model is owing to the air groove of High Resistivity Si backside of substrate being designed to positive tetragonous cone table connected in star, according to the structure of High Resistivity Si material (crystal orientation) feature and performance, in the time adopting MEMS wet etching, under the effect of etching liquid, automatically the conical surface of taper type groove is etched into the taper surface with this material crystal orientation interfacial angle equal angular, and in etching process, can not produce discarded object masking layer yet, the speed of etching can reach 60 μ m/min, be 20 times of ICP etch rate 3 μ m/min, thereby production efficiency is high; And the end face of groove is smooth, smooth, its unevenness only ± 0.5 μ, compared with background technology ± evenness of 5 μ m, groove end face improved 10 times, greatly reduced the lossy microwave of High Resistivity Si substrate, voltage standing wave ratio VSWR=1.07, declines nearly 0.2 compared with background technology.Thereby, the utlity model has device structure design advanced person, production technology is easy, production efficiency is high, rate of finished products is high; lossy microwave is low, radiation efficiency is high; device performance excellence, is easy to integrated composition array microstrip antenna, and production cost is low and can meet the features such as the requirement of large-scale production.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Fig. 1 is the utility model and embodiment 1 microstrip antenna vertical view;
Fig. 2 is the utility model and embodiment 1 microstrip antenna cutaway view;
Fig. 3 is the utility model embodiment 2 microstrip antenna vertical views;
Fig. 4 is the utility model embodiment 2 microstrip antenna cutaway views;
Fig. 5 is the gain pattern of the utility model embodiment 2 microstrip antennas;
Fig. 6 is the return loss S11 curve chart of the utility model embodiment 2 microstrip antennas;
Fig. 7 is the VSWR figure of the utility model embodiment 2 microstrip antennas.
In figure: 1. High Resistivity Si substrate, 2. positive tetragonous cone table connected in star, 3. radiation patch, 3-1. degeneracy be from unit, and 4,4-1,4-2,4-3: feeder line, 5. ground strip.
Embodiment
Embodiment 1
The present embodiment is take single card sheet microstrip antenna as example: High Resistivity Si substrate 1 relative dielectric constant as 11.9, resistivity 20000 Ω cm, loss angle tangent 0.005, crystal orientation are [111], volume (long × wide × thick) 11.2mm × 11.2mm × 300 μ m, the face angle of positive tetragonous cone table connected in star 2 is end face (long × wide) 6.426 × 6.426mm on 45 °, groove, infraoral (long × wide) 6.726 × 6.726mm, the dark 150 μ m of groove; Radiation patch 3(is long × wide) 6.20 × 6.20mm, degeneracy on it be to clip respectively two length of sides in the lower right corner of radiation patch 3 and the upper left corner and be the isosceles triangle gained of 0.7mm from this length of the long 0.9899mm(of unit 3-1), in feed line impedance 50 Ω, feeder line: 4(is long × wide) 2.5 × 0.072mm, 4-1(grow × wide) 0.290 × 0.280mm; Ground strip 5(is long × wide) 11.2 × 11.2mm, offer the square hole of one (long × wide) 6.726 × 6.726mm in the position that just aligns tetragonous cone table connected in star 2; The material of radiation patch 3, feeder line 4,4-1 and ground strip 5 is gold, thickness is 0.015mm.
It is that 60 μ m/min(adopt ICP etching to improve 20 times that positive tetragonous cone table connected in star 2 in the present embodiment High Resistivity Si substrate 1 adopts KOH solution wet etching, etch rate), can natural shape in etching process face angle at 45 °, after etching, two groove end face unevenness are ± 0.5 μ, are only 1/10th of background technology ICP etching.
Embodiment 2
The two-element antenna device of the present embodiment take operating frequency as 12GHz is example: High Resistivity Si substrate 1 adopt resistivity as 20000 Ω cm, relative dielectric constant as 11.9, loss angle tangent 0.005, crystal orientation be the High Resistivity Si of [100], substrate (long × wide × thick) 21.0mm × 15.4mm × 500 μ m, the positive tetragonous cone table connected in star 2 in bottom are symmetrical arranged the positive tetragonous cone table connected in star of two upper bottom surfaces for (long × wide) 6.426 × 6.426mm, lower bottom opening (long × wide) 6.780 × 6.780mm, the dark 250 μ m of groove; Each radiation patch 3(is long × wide) 6.20 × 6.20mm, on it, each degeneracy is to clip respectively two length of sides in the lower right corner of two radiation patch 3 and the upper left corner and be the isosceles triangle gained of 0.7mm from this length of the long 0.9899mm(of unit 3-1); The impedance of feeder line and each radiation patch 3 linkage sections is 50 Ω, in its feeder line: 4-1(is long × wide) 0.290 × 0.280mm, 4-2(length × wide) 2.5 × 0.064mm, the feed side 4 of the wide 0.2mm of being of power division section 4-3, overall length (6.8mm × 2) 13.6mm, feeder line is connected and coordinates and carry out power division with power division section 4-3 with its middle part, and feed side 4(is long × wide) 2.504 × 0.524mm; Ground strip 5(is long × wide) position of 21.0 × 15.4mm, corresponding two positive tetragonous cone table connected in stars 2 respectively offers the square hole of one (growing × wide) 6.780 × 6.780mm; The material of radiation patch 3, feeder line 4,4-1,4-2,4-3 and ground strip 5 is gold, thickness is 0.015mm.
It is that 60 μ m/min(have improved 20 times compared with background technology ICP etching that the positive tetragonous cone table connected in star 2 of in High Resistivity Si substrate 1 two adopts the present embodiment KOH solution wet etching, etch rate), can self-assembling formation in etching process the face angle of 54.7 °, after etching, two groove end face unevenness are ± 0.5 μ, are only 1/10th of background technology ICP etching.
The present embodiment, in the time that the operating frequency of X-wave band autenna is 12GHz, gains as 7.8399dB, and radiation efficiency is 0.941, S
11=-28.91, VSWR=1.07; Fig. 5, Fig. 6, Fig. 7 are respectively the VSWR figure of gain pattern, return loss S11 curve chart and the antenna of the present embodiment emulation experiment gained microstrip antenna.