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Bisognin, A., Nachabe, N., Luxey, C., Gianesello, F., Gloria, D., Costa, J....Arbabian, A. (2017). Ball Grid Array Module with Integrated Shaped Lens for 5G Backhaul/Fronthaul Communications in F-Band. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 65 (12), 6380-6394

A. Bisognin et al.,  "Ball Grid Array Module with Integrated Shaped Lens for 5G Backhaul/Fronthaul Communications in F-Band", in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 65, no. 12, pp. 6380-6394, 2017

@article{bisognin2017_1764935031581,
	author = "Bisognin, A. and Nachabe, N. and Luxey, C. and Gianesello, F. and Gloria, D. and Costa, J. and Fernandes, C. and Alvarez, Y. and Arboleya, A. and Laviada, J. and Las-Heras, F. and Dolatsha, N. and Grave, B. and Sawaby, M. and Arbabian, A.",
	title = "Ball Grid Array Module with Integrated Shaped Lens for 5G Backhaul/Fronthaul Communications in F-Band",
	journal = "IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation",
	year = "2017",
	volume = "65",
	number = "12",
	doi = "10.1109/TAP.2017.2755439",
	pages = "6380-6394",
	url = "http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8048042/"
}

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TI  - Ball Grid Array Module with Integrated Shaped Lens for 5G Backhaul/Fronthaul Communications in F-Band
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AU  - Bisognin, A.
AU  - Nachabe, N.
AU  - Luxey, C.
AU  - Gianesello, F.
AU  - Gloria, D.
AU  - Costa, J.
AU  - Fernandes, C.
AU  - Alvarez, Y.
AU  - Arboleya, A.
AU  - Laviada, J.
AU  - Las-Heras, F.
AU  - Dolatsha, N.
AU  - Grave, B.
AU  - Sawaby, M.
AU  - Arbabian, A.
PY  - 2017
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DO  - 10.1109/TAP.2017.2755439
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AB  - In this paper, we propose a ball grid array (BGA) module with an integrated 3-D-printed plastic lens antenna for application in a dedicated 130 GHz OOK transceiver that targets the area of 5G backhaul/fronthaul systems. The main design goal was the full integration of a small footprint antenna with an energy-efficient transceiver. The antenna system must be compact and cost effective while delivering an approximately 30 dBi gain in the working band, defined as 120 to 140 GHz. Accordingly, a 2×2 array of aperture-coupled patch antennas was designed in the 7×7×0.362 mm3 BGA module as the feed antenna of the lens. This achieved a 7.8 dBi realized gain, broadside polarization purity above 20 dB, and over 55% total efficiency from 110 to 140 GHz (20% bandwidth). A plastic elliptical lens 40 mm in diameter and 42.3 mm in height was placed on top of the BGA module. The antenna achieved a return loss better than ?10 dB and a 28 dBi realized gain from 114 to 140 GHz. Finally, active measurements demonstrated a >12 Gbps Tx/Rx link at 5 m with bit error rate (BER) < 10?6 at 1.6 pJ/b/m. These results pave the way for future cost-effective, energy-efficient, high-data rate backhaul/fronthaul systems for 5G communications.
ER  -