Planar antenna device
There is provided a planar antenna device having a first antenna and a second antenna arranged on a front surface of a substrate to be set in parallel to an up and down direction. The first antenna and the second antenna are arranged such that the magnitude of the difference between the lengths of predetermined sections of the transmission line parts becomes one of a positive odd multiple of a half wavelength of the guide wavelength of electric waves which can be transmitted in the transmission line parts and a positive even multiple of a half wavelength of the guide wavelength. The predetermined sections are provided in sections from the connection parts to the antenna elements.
1. A planar antenna device having a first antenna and a second antenna arranged on a front surface of a substrate to be set in parallel to an up and down direction, wherein:
each of the first antenna and the second antenna comprises:
a transmission line part configured to have one end electrically connected to a connection part provided on the front surface of the substrate and be able to transmit electric waves; and
antenna elements connected to a side of a straight line part which is a part of the transmission line part and extends in the up and down direction,
the first antenna and the second antenna are arranged such that the magnitude of the difference between the lengths of predetermined sections of the transmission line parts becomes one of a positive odd multiple of a half wavelength of the guide wavelength of electric waves which can be transmitted in the transmission line parts and a positive even multiple of a half wavelength of the guide wavelength, and
the predetermined sections are provided in sections from the connection parts to the antenna elements.
2. The planar antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first antenna is a transmitting antenna for transmitting electric waves,
the second antenna is a receiving antenna for receiving electric waves, and
the magnitude of the difference between the lengths of the predetermined sections is a positive odd multiple of the half wavelength of the guide wavelength.
3. The planar antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein:
both of the first antenna and the second antenna are transmitting antennae or receiving antennae for an amplitude monopulse radar, and
the magnitude of the difference between the lengths of the predetermined sections is a positive odd multiple of the half wavelength of the guide wavelength.
4. The planar antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein:
both of the first antenna and the second antenna are receiving antennae for a phase monopulse radar, and
the magnitude of the difference between the lengths of the predetermined sections is a positive even multiple of the half wavelength of the guide wavelength.
5. The planar antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the transmission line parts have curved parts positioned away from the antenna elements in a left-right direction, and
the predetermined sections are provided in sections from the curved parts to the antenna elements.
6. The planar antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the transmission line parts have curved parts positioned away from the antenna elements in the up and down direction, and
the predetermined sections are provided in sections from the curved parts to the antenna elements.
7. The planar antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein:
each of the first antenna and the second antenna comprises:
a plurality of straight line parts arranged in a left-right direction; and
a connection part connecting the plurality of straight line parts,
the transmission line parts have curved parts positioned away from the antenna elements in the left-right direction, and
the predetermined sections are provided in sections from the curved parts to the connection parts.
8. The planar antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein:
each of the first antenna and the second antenna comprises:
a plurality of straight line parts arranged in a left-right direction; and
a connection part connecting the plurality of straight line parts,
the transmission line parts have curved parts positioned away from the antenna elements in the up and down direction, and
the predetermined sections are provided in sections from the curved parts to the connection parts.
9. The planar antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the connection parts are waveguide conversion parts,
the waveguide conversion parts are positioned away from the antenna elements in a left-right direction, and
the predetermined sections are provided in sections from the waveguide conversion parts to the antenna elements.
10. The planar antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the connection pads are waveguide conversion parts,
the waveguide conversion parts are positioned away from the antenna elements in the up and down direction, and
the predetermined sections are provided in sections from the waveguide conversion parts to the antenna elements.
11. The planar antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein:
each of the first antenna and the second antenna comprises:
a plurality of straight line parts arranged in a left-right direction; and
a connection part connecting the plurality of straight line parts,
the connection parts are waveguide conversion parts,
the waveguide conversion parts are positioned away from the antenna elements in a left-right direction, and
the predetermined sections are provided in sections from the waveguide conversion parts to the connection parts.
12. The planar antenna device according to claim 1 , wherein:
each of the first antenna and the second antenna comprises:
a plurality of straight line parts arranged in a left-right direction; and
a connection part connecting the plurality of straight line parts,
the connection parts are waveguide conversion parts,
the waveguide conversion parts are positioned away from the antenna elements in the up and down direction, and
the predetermined sections are provided in sections from the waveguide conversion parts to the connection parts.