A new MIC slot-line aerial

The design and performance of a new microwave integrated circuit (MIC) slot-line antenna is presented. The new antenna has a narrower beam for the same order of gain as that of the conventional MIC dipole and resonator antennas. The antenna operates in
X
-band with a gain of 6 dB and a sidelobe level of 10 dB. It can be easily integrated with other MIC components.