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Grid antenna array (GAA) is a kind of planar array antenna with multiple rectangular loops. It can flexibly function either as a traveling-wave or non-traveling-wave antenna. This chapter lists clearly the different variations of the GAA and reviews briefly its theory development as well as applications. With a focus of the resonant GAA for 60-GHz millimeter-wave applications, the basic theory and operation are explored for the basic single-feed, dual-feed, and sub-array structures. More importantly, the further integration of the GAA as an antenna-in-package (AiP) module is presented with the design, fabrication, and test details at 60 GHz. The chapter finally reviews the state-of-the-art GAA millimeter-wave applications showing that the GAA really has wide applications from low microwave frequencies even to 120-GHz millimeter-wave frequencies.

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  1. Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR, Singapore, Singapore

    Mei Sun

  2. School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

    Yue Ping Zhang

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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Zhi Ning Chen

  2. IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, USA

    Duixian Liu

  3. Faculty of Science and Engineering, Hosei University, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan

    Hisamatsu Nakano

  4. Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore, Singapore

    Xianming Qing

  5. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Thomas Zwick

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Sun, M., Zhang, Y.P. (2016). Grid Antenna Arrays. In: Chen, Z., Liu, D., Nakano, H., Qing, X., Zwick, T. (eds) Handbook of Antenna Technologies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4560-44-3_44

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